Healthy Mix Veg Poha/ Pohay Recipe/Flattened Rice With Veggies
A famous breakfast or snack recipe in Indian cuisine made with flattened rice and fresh veggies. It is a simple and delicious recipe enjoyed with a cup of tea at breakfast or evening tea time.
Ingredients
- 150 gm poha
- 1 medium sized onion
- ½ cup carrot finely chopped
- 2 tomatoes finely chopped
- ½ cup potatoes finely chopped
- ¼ cup raw peanut
- 2.5 tbsp refined oil
- 1 tsp small mustard seeds
- ¼ tsp heeng
- 2 whole green chilli
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp sugar
- Few curry patta
Instructions
- Firstly, transfer poha in a sieve and wash it with water, strain extra water and leave aside for 15-20 minutes.
- Then take raw peanuts and add 1 tsp oil, roast them till they become crispy.
- Now finely chop onion, carrot, potato and tomato. Keep them aside.
- Heat oil in a frying pan, add mustard seed. Once they crackle, add heeng.
- Now add chopped onion and sauté them. Add 1 tsp sugar and cook it till the onion become light brown in colour. Add curry leaves and sauté them for few seconds.
- Add salt, turmeric powder, chopped carrots and potatoes. Cover the pan and cook them for 2-3 minutes. Add roasted peanuts and mix.
- Finally, add poha and mix gently well with other ingredients.
- Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with chopped tomato and besan bhujia(optional). Enjoy with green chutney or coconut chutney.
Notes
1. Wash and strain water immediately otherwise they become soggy.
2. Leave poha for few minutes to dry out after washing. It will help in making poha crispy and keep the grains separated even after cooking.
3. You can add any vegetables according to your taste.
4. Add sprouts to make it richer in protein.