Breakfast
Vegetable Poha
20 min 2 serves Dt Manthan Sharma
BreakfastLightVegetarian
Ingredients
- •1.5 cups thick poha
- •1 small onion, chopped
- •1 small carrot, grated
- •¼ cup green peas
- •1 small potato, cubed small (optional)
- •1 green chilli, chopped
- •½ tsp mustard seeds, 1 sprig curry leaves
- •¼ tsp turmeric, salt, lemon
- •2 tbsp roasted peanuts, 1 tsp oil, coriander to garnish
Method
- 1
Rinse poha in a sieve under water 2-3 times until softened. Drain well and set aside.
- 2
Heat oil, splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add peanuts and sauté 30 sec.
- 3
Add onion, chilli and cook until translucent. Add potato and sauté 2 min.
- 4
Add carrot and peas, turmeric and salt. Cook covered 2-3 min until vegetables are tender.
- 5
Fold in the drained poha gently. Mix till evenly yellow and heated through (2 min).
- 6
Finish with lemon juice and coriander. Serve warm.
Dietitian's tip
Use less oil (1 tsp) for weight-management plans. For diabetes-friendly poha, skip potato and double the peas.
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