🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Kanda Poha Aur Peanuts

Name: Kanda Poha Aur Peanuts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 2, finely sliced Onion; 1 tbsp, minced Ginger; 2, slit Green Chili; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1 sprig Curry Leaves; 1 Lemon; 1/2 cup, roasted Peanuts; 2 cups, thick variety Flattened Rice (Poha)

🇮🇳 Indian

Onion poha with peanuts and lemon, the Maharashtrian breakfast everyone claims their aaji made best. Fluffy, tangy, one pan — done before the coffee brews. Best with a cup of strong filter coffee.

Prep 15 min Cook 10 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion2, finely sliced
Ginger1 tbsp, minced
Green Chili2, slit
Turmeric Powder1/4 tsp
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Curry Leaves1 sprig
Lemon1
Peanuts1/2 cup, roasted
Flattened Rice (Poha)2 cups, thick variety

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Toast the flattened rice (poha) in a dry pan until it smells like toast — this is what keeps the final dish fluffy, not gluey.
2
Splutter mustard seeds, tip in the curry leaves and chilies, and let the oil get fragrant.
3
Cook the onions with a pinch of salt till sweet and glassy, then add ginger and the spices.
4
Add the onion, saute a minute, then fold in the prepared flattened rice (poha) with salt and a splash of water.
5
Rest covered off the heat for five minutes, fluff, and top with the peanuts and a hard squeeze of lemon.

Chef's tip

Resting the finished dish for five minutes off the heat lets the spices settle and deepen.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Poha Recipe-How to make Kanda Poha-Easy Indian Breakfast Recipe-Savory Flattened Rice · on YouTube