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. 1

    Rinse poha in a sieve under water 2-3 times until softened. Drain well and set aside.

  2. 2

    Heat oil, splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add peanuts and sauté 30 sec.

  3. 3

    Add onion, chilli and cook until translucent. Add potato and sauté 2 min.

  4. 4

    Add carrot and peas, turmeric and salt. Cook covered 2-3 min until vegetables are tender.

  5. 5

    Fold in the drained poha gently. Mix till evenly yellow and heated through (2 min).

  6. 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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Recipe authored by Dt Manthan Sharma · © Dietwalaa