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Vegetable Poha Recipe

Poha with vegetables

An easy recipe of Poha flavoured with Curry leaves and Peanuts.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Side Dish, Snacks
Cuisine Indian
Servings 6 bowls

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon mustard oil
  • 1 small Potato chopped thin
  • 1 small Onion chopped small
  • 1 small Tomato chopped small
  • 1 small `Carrot chopped small
  • a few fresh curry leaves (Kadi Patta)
  • handful Peanuts
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon Haldi powder (Turmeric)
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds (Black Rai)
  • 4 cups Poha I have used Rajdhani Brand
  • ½ cup Milk
  • salt as per taste
  • 1 pinch Heeng (Asafoetida)

Instructions
 

  • Take dry poha in a bowl.
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  • Add water to it.
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  • I have added half cup milk to it. Milk is added to make it very soft. Remember to dip it not more than 2-3 min or else it will be soggy. You can sieve it and let the water drain out of it fully.
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  • In the mean time, you can chop vegetables. I have kept Potato and peanuts in separate bowls as I shall be frying them separately. Potato will take longer to fry in comparison to peanuts.
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  • Take mustard oil in Kadhai. Burn it properly and cool off for a while or else food item mite get burnt up. First I am frying Peanuts as they will not take much time. Just make them slight brown and crisp.
    Vegetable Poha Recipe
  • Then fry potato on simmer. it will take around 2-3 min.
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  • Take out separately as we would be adding them later.
  • In same oil, add Heeng, Mustard seeds and washed Curry leaves.
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  • Once seeds splutter, add onion.
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  • Once onions are transparent, add carrot. Add little bit of salt and Cover with lid so that carrots are cooked early.
    Vegetable poha recipe
  • Once carrots are tender, add tomatoes and add masalas in oil for getting the right colour of the dish.
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  • Once water of tomatoes is evaporated and it leaves oil, add more salt, lemon juice and fried peanuts and potatoes.
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  • Add sieved poha to prepared vegetables.
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  • Mix well.
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  • Vegetable Poha is ready. Serve it with your choice of Bhujia/Namkeen. Serve it hot!!
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Notes

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: bowls
Servings: 6
Amount per serving  
Calories 204
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.9g 13%
Saturated Fat 1.7g 8%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 150mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 26.6g 10%
Dietary Fiber 3.5g 12%
Total Sugars 9.9g  
Protein 6g  
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 15mg 1%
Iron 2mg 9%
Potassium 264mg 6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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