The recipe is simple and easy to make and as we know flattened rice flakes is very health & have a large quantity of Carbohydrate. Poha, made from flattened rice, is an easy-to-cook, nutritious snack. It is often eaten for breakfast or brunch.
Preparation Time: 10 min.
Baking Time: 15 min.
Serves 4.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups poha (flattened rice flakes), thick variety
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
1 green chilli, chopped
6 tbsp low fat curds (dahi)
1 tbsp soaked fine semolina
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
salt to taste
For the tempering
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
a pinch asafoetida (hing)
Method
- Wash the poha in running water for a few seconds.
- Add the coriander, green chilli, yoghurt, semolina, lemon juice, sugar and salt and mix well.
- Grease a baking dish and spread this mixture evenly.
- For the tempering, heat the oil and add the mustard seeds and asafoetida. Fry until they crackle.
- Sprinkle the tempering over the poha mixture. Bake in a hot oven at 200 degree C (400 degree F) for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Cut into pieces. Decorate with the coriander.
- Serve hot.
- Goodness Guide :
- A low fat alternative to greasy and fried snacks.
- Rice flakes are good complex carbohydrates.
Poha is flattened or beaten rice, is an easy-to-cook breakfast recipe. This type of flattened rice absorbs water and gets swollen which is then used to make the breakfast dish. There two varieties of flattened rice – thin and thick because of their thickness. Poha is also used in other snack items such as mixture or chiwda or many more.
Beaten rice also a convenience food to make a rice porridge or paste by adding hot water to it, depending on the amount of water added. The best poha could be found in Indore; at least that’s where I had the most mouth watering poha from street vendors. Hot steaming poha is prepared and kept warm over boiling water so that the hot moisture from the water can keep the poha warm and moist. Toppings such as onions, tomatoes, green chilies and more are kept on the side for people to add them as per needs.
