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Dahi Poha
🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Dahi Poha

🇮🇳 Indian

Poha soaked in seasoned yogurt, the summer breakfast of Karnataka homes. The 20-minute breakfast that has fed half a billion mornings. Plate with a wedge of lemon and extra fried curry leaves.

Prep 13 min Cook 19 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

  • Yogurt2 cups, whisked
  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1, finely chopped
  • Ginger2-inch piece
  • Green Chili2, slit
  • Turmeric Powder1/4 tsp
  • Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
  • Mustard Seeds1 tsp
  • Curry Leaves2 sprigs
  • Lemon1/2
  • Flattened Rice (Poha)2 cups, thick variety

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

  1. 1

    Dry-roast the flattened rice (poha) (if using rava or vermicelli) till nutty and just golden; set aside. Flattened rice needs only a rinse and drain.

  2. 2

    Splutter mustard seeds, tip in the curry leaves and chilies, and let the oil get fragrant.

  3. 3

    Sweat the onions down, stir in ginger, and let the rawness cook off.

  4. 4

    Tumble in the yogurt and the flattened rice (poha), sprinkle salt, and toss everything through the fragrant oil.

  5. 5

    Rest covered off the heat for five minutes, fluff, and top with the ginger and a hard squeeze of lemon.

Chef's tip

Fresh spices make the dish — if yours smell of nothing, the dish will taste of nothing.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Curd Poha ! Easy ! Tasty!! Traditional!!! · on YouTube