Poha Recipe-How to make Kanda Poha-Savory Flattened Rice

Preparation time-30 minutes
Serving-3

Ingredients:

• Flattened rice(Poha)-100 gm (2 cup)
• Peanuts (moongfali/shingdana)-50 gm (1/2 cup)
• Chopped onion-2 (medium)
• Green chilli (slit)-2 to 3
• Lemon juice-2 tbsp
• Curry leaves-15 to 17
• Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
• Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
• Sugar-1/2 tsp (optional)
• Turmeric powder-1/3 tsp
• Cooking oil-3 to 4 tbsp
• Chopped coriander leaves
• Aloo bhujiya/ sev for garnish
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash the poha with running water and leave it for 10 minutes.
• Roast the peanuts on low-medium flame for 2-3 minutes and keep it aside.
• Heat a pan, add oil and let it heat properly.
• Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, green chilli and curry leaves and fry it for few seconds.
• Add sugar and mix it, add onions and fry it for 2-3 minutes on medium flame.
• Add turmeric powder, mix it and cook it for a minute.
• Add roasted peanuts, washed poha and salt, mix it properly.
• Cover the pan and cook it for a minute on low flame.
• Add lemon juice and coriander leaves, mix it and cover the pan, cook it for a minute on low flame.
• Turn off the flame,  serve it as it is or garnish it with aloo bhujiya/sev and lemon slices.