Poha

Preparation :10 mins
Cook :7 mins
Total Time :17 mins
Servings :Makes 4 plates

Ingredients :

For Making The Poha
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
2 cups beaten rice (poha) flakes
2 tbsp oil
1/4 cup raw peanuts
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
4 curry leaves (kadi patta)
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
salt to taste

Garnish For The Poha
8 tsp freshly grated coconut
8 tsp nylon sev
8 tsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

For Serving With The Poha
4 lemon wedges

Method :

To make the poha recipe, clean and wash the rice flakes in a sieve in enough water and keep aside.Heat the oil in a deep non-sick pan, add the peanuts and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, green chillies, asafoetida and onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.Add the turmeric powder, rice flakes and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.Place equal portions of poha on 4 plates, garnish each plate with 2 tsp of coconut, 1 tsp of sev and 1 tsp of coriander evenly over it.Serve the poha immediately with lemon wedges.