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If there’s one ever-present breakfast dish in a Maharashtrian household, it has to be the Poha. Poha recipe with its few versions like Kanda Poha, Batata Poha, Dadpe Pohe and Indori Poha – is the staple preparation with flattened rice, herbs and spices.

Ingredients

2 tbsp Oil

1 tsp Mustard Seeds

3 Green Chillies, chopped

1 sprig Curry Leaves

¼ cup Peanuts

1 Medium Size Potato, small cubes

2 Onion, chopped

Salt to Taste

1 tsp Turmeric Powder

200 gms Pressed Rice (Poha), thick variety

½ Lime Juice

1 tsp Sugar

Fresh Coriander Leaves

Procedure

• Wash the poha in a colander. Poha should be moist but not mashed. Add salt and sugar and mix lightly.
• Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add mustard seeds and when they splutter add green chillies, curry leaves and peanuts. Sauté for half a minute and add onions and potato, continue to sauté.
• Add salt, turmeric powder and mix. Sauté for two minutes and add poha.
• Mix and cook till poha is heated through. Add lemon juice and mix lightly. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.