Indore Street Style Snack Poha

 Indore Street Style Snack Poha

One of the easiest delicious and vegan staple breakfast for the people of Madya Pradesh. It is cooked in almost every household  and  sold in every street corner.

Dominant flavours from green chillies, with an extra crunch from the roasted peanuts.  Loads of freshness from the lemon juice and the vibrant yellow flat rice with the subtle hint of turmeric.... sometimes sweet and sometimes spicy. This dish is simply amazing😇

And its super healthy too. Just prepared literally in 15 minutes or even less. 

Would you like to try it ? Note the easy Indori Pohe Recipe. 

The only thing missing is the teekha sev on my plate of Indori Pohe. Yes, Indore City will make you fall in love with Poha. It's quite different from the way we prepare in in Maharashtra. 

Ingredients

2 cups Poha 

1 large onion 

1 potato 

2 green chillies

1 tsp Mustard Seeds or Rai 

1/2 cup peanuts 

1 tbsp cooking oil

1/4 tsp Turmeric

1/2 tsp Sugar

1/2 tsp Red chilli powder 

Lemon juice 

Salt to Taste

Indori Sev – for Garnish 

Method

1. Lightly wash the pohe under running water for a couple of minutes. Then strain and keep aside. 

2. Finely chop the onion, potato and green chillies.

3. Heat oil in a kadai. 

4. Now add mustard seeds and wait until they splutter.

5. Add the peanuts and green chillies and fry for one minute on low flame. 

6.Add the chopped potato to this. Saute for one minute.

7. Now add onion to this and fry till they turn transparent.

8.  Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, and sugar to the washed poha and lightly mix it in Now add this to the onions and potato that are getting cooked in the kadai. 

9. Lightly stir the poha in the kadai. 

10. Stir fry for about a minute or till the sugar dissolves.

11. Add the lime juice and chopped coriander leaves just before serving. 

12. While still warm, divide into serving plates 

13.Garnish each serving with freshly chopped onions and a generous helping of Indori Sev.

14. Just before you eat, squeeze 1/2 a lemon over each portion and now..... 

Enjoy!

Is there another way you make Indori Poha, do let me know in the comments below. 

Tamatar Poha

Poha is a stable food in many households is a Maharashtra, even States like Gujarat and Madya Pradesh. The recipe differs slightly. Maharashtrians like it with peanuts and grated coconut while in Gujarat and MP I have savoured a sweeter type with chopped onions and sev. 

Poha is a perfect breakfast recipe,recommended by dieticians as it is the it is a  perfect balance of taste and nutrition. Children love poha too and eat with relish. 

Today I wish to share with you a different poha recipe stirred with tomatoes. Ingredients can be easily found in the kitchen.

Ingredients

 2 cups Poha 
A few curry leaves
2 onions chopped
1 tomato chopped 
Juice of one lime 
2 tbsp cooking oil  
1/2 cup of green peas
1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder
1/2 tsp each cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds.
Salt to taste
A pinch of sugar
Coriander to garnish

 

 

Method

1. Wash poha till clean. Strain and keep aside. 

2.To the washed poha, add salt, lime juice, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and mix well.

3. take 2 tsp oil in a kadai, when it is hot add  mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, green chillies. Stir for two minutes.

4.  Add onion and stir fry till pinkish in colour. 

5. Add tomatoes to the pan and simmer for 2 minutes.

6. Now mix in the poha. gently, keeping gas on low flame. 

7. Mix all the masala well with poha and cook for 5-7 minutes.

8. Add the lime juice and coriander leaves at the end.

9. Now serve serving dish and garnish with coriander.

10. Serve hot it up with finely chopped raw onions and sev at tea time or breakfast. 

 Suggestions

You can add potato  or carrot if you wish.