Recipe: Aval Poha

Satiate your healthy hunger pangs with the Indian breakfast and snack, These flattened rice are freshly prepared and have an essence of mustard seeds, curry leaves, crispy vegetables, peanuts and a lot more.

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1. Firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 1½ cups thick poha / aval / flattened rice. use thick poha else just rinse the poha if it is of medium thickness.

2. Pour water and soak for 2 minutes or until it softens. drain off the water, make sure the poha doesn’t turn mushy.

3. Add 1 tsp sugar and ¾ tsp salt on soaked poha and mix gently.

4. In a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil and roast 2 tbsp peanuts on low flame. roast until the peanuts turn crunchy. keep aside.

5. In the same oil, splutter 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, a pinch of hing / asafoetida and few curry leaves.

6. Further add 1 finely chopped onion, 2 finely chopped green chillies. saute until onions shrink slightly without browning.

7. Further, add ¼ tsp turmeric powder and saute well.

8. Add in the soaked poha and mix gently until everything is combined well.

9. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until the flavours are absorbed well.

10. Also add 2 tbsp finely chopped coconut, 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves and 2 tsp lemon juice. mix gently.

11. Finally, enjoy kanda poha topped with some sev.