Poha Vada

Name: Poha Vada
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup brown poha (beaten rice); 2 raw bananas, boiled, peeled & mashed; 1/2 cup chopped mixed veggies (beans, carrots, capsicums & green peas); 2 tbsp. roasted peanuts, coarsely ground; 2 tbsp. roasted & powdered chana dal (Bengal gram); 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 tsp. ginger, grated; 2 green chilies, chopped; handful coriander leaves, chopped; 1/2 tsp. roasted cumin powder; 1/2 tsp. chaat masala; salt to taste; 1 egg, beaten; oil to deep fry

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#TH - For a healthier version I have used Brown Poha and boiled Raw Banana instead of potatoes. Finely chopped mixed veggies too were added to make them more nutritious. The addition of peanuts gives a bit of a crunch to the end product and the roasted chana dal powder, a binding to the vadas. For a vegetarian version, you can skip the egg and use a slurry of besan or simply skip both and shallow fry them.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

1 cupbrown poha (beaten rice)
2raw bananas, boiled, peeled & mashed
1/2 cupchopped mixed veggies (beans, carrots, capsicums & green peas)
2 tbsp.roasted peanuts, coarsely ground
2 tbsp.roasted & powdered chana dal (Bengal gram)
1small onion, finely chopped
1 tsp.ginger, grated
2green chilies, chopped
handfulcoriander leaves, chopped
1/2 tsp.roasted cumin powder
1/2 tsp.chaat masala
salt to taste
1egg, beaten
oil to deep fry

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Steps

1

Wash the poha for a few seconds and keep aside for 10 minutes so that it becomes soft. Mix the poha and all the other ingredients (except egg & oil) and knead into a dough. Divide this mix into equal portions.
2

Take each portion & shape into a round flat patty. Do the same with the rest of the mix. Refrigerate for a couple of minutes.
3

Heat oil in a pan. Dip them one by one in the egg mix. Deep fry them on a medium flame, few at a time, till crisp & golden brown. Drain on a kitchen towel.
4

Enjoy as a hot tea time snack or for snack.