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    Onion Poha Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Onion Poha Recipe with step by step pictures. It is a simple dish which has flattened rice with onions and peanuts usually served for breakfast.

    Onion Poha

    Poha is one of my favourite, we make it atleast once a week, but mostly it is southindian way by adding coconut to it..But this recipe is new to me and it taste just yummy. I have had this poha quite a few times during our trip to north, i loved it for breakfast..So i tried it yesterday and it was delicious. So here i am with the post.

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    Ingredients for Kanda Poha Recipe

    • Poha / Aval / Flattened Rice - 2 cups
    • Oil - 1 tbsp
    • Onion - 1 large chopped finely
    • Green Chillies - 3 to 5 chopped finely
    • Peanuts - 1 tbsp
    • Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp
    • Curry leaves a sprig
    • Salt to taste
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ½ tsp + ½ tsp
    • Lemon Juice to taste
    • Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped
    • Water - ½ cup
     
    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

    How to Make Kanda Poha Recipe

    1. Take poha in a bowl. Add in water, salt, ½ tsp turmeric, lemon juice and mix well. Set aside.
    2. Now heat oil in a kadai. Add in peanuts and roast till golden. Add in mustard, urad dal, hing and mix well. Fry till it turns golden.
    3. Add in onions, curry leaves and green chilli. Add in little salt and sugar along with turmeric. Mix well.
    4. Now add in the poha and toss well. Once everything is heated up, add in coriander leaves and mix
    5. Mix well and serve.
     
     

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    Onion Poha Recipe | Kanda Poha Recipe

    Onion Poha Recipe with step by step pictures. It is a simple dish which has flattened rice with onions and peanuts usually served for breakfast.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 49kcal

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups Poha / Aval / Flattened Rice
    • 1 tbsp Oil
    • 1 large Onion chopped finely
    • 3 to 5 Green Chillies chopped finely
    • 1 tbsp Peanuts
    • 1 tsp Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
    • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
    • ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
    • Curry leaves a sprig
    • Salt to taste
    • ½ tsp + ½ tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
    • Lemon Juice to taste
    • Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped
    • ½ cup Water

    Instructions

    • Take poha in a bowl. Add in water, salt, ½ tsp turmeric, lemon juice and mix well. Set aside.
    • Now heat oil in a kadai. Add in peanuts and roast till golden. Add in mustard, urad dal, hing and mix well. Fry till it turns golden.
    • Add in onions, curry leaves and green chilli. Add in little salt and sugar along with turmeric. Mix well.
    • Now add in the poha and toss well. Once everything is heated up, add in coriander leaves and mix
    • Mix well and serve.

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 0.1IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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    Kanda Poha Recipe Step by Step

    Take all your ingredients
    Take poha in a bowl
    add little water over it
    add little salt and turmeric powder
    some lemon juice
    mix well
    Heat little oil and add peanuts
    fry them for a min or so
    add in mustard and urad dal
    add in asafoetida
    saute them for a min
    add in onions and chillies
    saute for couple of mins
    add in salt and turmeric
    mix well
    add in poha
    toss well
    add in coriander leaves
    give a good mix
    done
    Serve
     
     
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      Hi, what poha have you used? Thick, medium or thin poha?

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