Kanda Poha

Sarita Srivastava
Sarita Srivastava @cook_26934677
Ranchi

Indian breakfast made with savory flattened rice loaded with finely diced onions and spiced with turmeric, green chilies and garnished with cilantro. #min #kandapoha #poha #pohe #cookpad

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Ingredients

20 minutes
4 serve
  1. 2 cupsthick poha
  2. 2 tablespoonsoil
  3. 1 teaspoonmustard seeds
  4. 1 teaspooncumin seeds
  5. 1/2 teaspoonground turmeric
  6. 8curry leaves fresh or air dried
  7. 2green chilies sliced lengthwise
  8. 1large yellow onion diced finely
  9. 1medium red or yellow potato peeled and diced small
  10. 2 teaspoonskosher salt
  11. 1 1/2 teaspoonsugar optional but recommended
  12. 1/2lemon
  13. Garnish
  14. 1/4 cupsev or bhujia Optional
  15. 1/2 cuppeanuts optional

Cooking Instructions

20 minutes
  1. 1

    Gently rinse poha in a colander under cold water, drain out all of the water and keep aside.
    Heat the oil in a medium pan over high heat. Add the oil and mustard seeds. Allow the mustard seeds to pop.
    Once the mustard seeds start to pop, lower the heat to medium and add cumin seeds and cook until they start to sizzle, about 10 seconds.

  2. 2

    Next add curry leaves, green chilies, turmeric and mix well.
    Add onions, mix well and cook covered for 2 to 3 minutes on medium heat as they start to soften.
    Stir in potatoes, salt and cook covered until the potatoes are cooked through, about 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add Poha and sugar and mix well and cook covered on low heat for 5 minutes or until poha is heated through.
    Squeeze fresh lemon juice, garnish with cilantro and enjoy hot. You can optionally top the poha with sev, bhujia or nuts

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