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    Aloo Poha Recipe

    Published: Feb 9, 2018 · Modified: Apr 21, 2025 by Nisha · 35 Comments

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    'Poha' (Flattened rice or beaten rice ) or Aloo Poha Recipe makes the most delicious breakfast. There’s something incredibly comforting about starting the weekend with a warm bowl of poha, soft rice flakes gently tossed with sautéed potatoes and onions, with the crunch of peanuts, coriander, and lime. It’s a simple yet flavorful dish.

    Poha made with Aloo Poha recipe.
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    • Why is this breakfast so loved?
    • Ingredients you will need
    • How to make Poha using Aloo Poha Recipe?
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    • Recipe FAQs
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    • Aloo Poha Recipe

    Why is this breakfast so loved?

    • It is very quick and easy to make with a handful of ingredients.
    • Poha is very filling and satisfying, and great for weekend breakfasts, just like the recipe for sabudana khichdi.
    • When soaked, flattened rice becomes soft, and the combination of it with the flavored onions, potatoes, green chilies, and peanuts is perfect.
    • You can add variations to this recipe by adding grated coconut, tomatoes, and other spices.

    Ingredients you will need

    Ingredients to make Poha displayed for Aloo poha recipe.
    • Rice Poha, also called beaten or flattened rice (Aval)
    • Veggies: Onion, Green chilies, Potatoes, Coriander leaves, Curry leaves, Lemon
    • Kitchen Staples - Mustard, Cumin, Peanuts, Salt, Oil
    • Turmeric powder

    How to make Poha using Aloo Poha Recipe?

    Wash the Poha or flattened rice in a colander and make sure it soaks well, strains, and is soft and not too soggy. Splutter mustard and cumin in a pan, add peanuts, and roast them. To this, add chopped onions and green chillies and sautée well.

    Add turmeric powder and salt, followed by the peeled and diced potatoes, and sautée well. Lower the heat and cover with a lid to cook the potatoes halfway through. Add the soaked, beaten rice (poha) mix thoroughly and squeeze lemon juice.

    Cover with the lid again and make sure it steams well. Finally, add the chopped coriander leaves and curry leaves and mix well. Serve Poha with a sliced lemon and a cup of tea.

    The combination of the chewy 'poha', peanuts, citrus lime, soft fried potatoes, and onions is an awesome flavor to relish. Have this dish with a cup of tea or 'chai' to awaken all your senses and tastebuds, and you cannot help but call it breakfast for the soul!

    Tempering in a gray pan.
    1. Step 1: Heat a pan and splutter mustard and cumin seeds.
    onions, potatoes, green chilies and peanuts added to tempering.
    1. Step 2: Add peanuts, followed by onions, green chilies and potatoes
    Add turmeric to tempering.
    1. Step 3: Add turmeric and salt
    Add soaked poha beaten rice to tempering in gray pan.
    1. Step 4: Add the soaked poha
    Making Poha with Potatoes using Aloo poha recipe..
    1. Step 5: Gently mix and add the chopped coriander leaves
    Poha made with Aloo Poha recipe.
    1. Step 6: Serve in a bowl with a slice of lemon
    Poha served in a white bowl.

    If you are looking for more dishes with potatoes (aloo), do check out aloo bhindi, gobi aloo, pav bhaji, vada pav, bharwa shimla mirch, aloo paratha, malai kofta, beet cutlets and sabudana vada in airfryer.

    Useful Tips

    • There are two varieties of the 'poha', thick and thin. This breakfast dish requires the "thick" poha. The thin poha is usually not preferred as the recipe requires soaking it in water, which can make it soggy.
    • This dish is a common breakfast in many households back home, and there are countless variations to how it's made. I usually keep it simple with just cumin, turmeric, and salt for spices.
    • You can make it interesting by adding vegetables like carrots and peas, or enhancing the flavor with garam masala, grated coconut, and other ingredients.

    Recipe FAQs

    Is Poha better than rice?

    It is better as Poha has more fiber, digests easily, is less processed, with more nutrients, is light on your stomach, and has a lower glycemic index.

    How long to soak Poha?

    Wash the thick Poha in running water in a colander and soak for about 2 minutes. It is better to rinse and strain, not soak.

    What is Poha in English?

    Poha is beaten rice or flattened rice.

    What is the shelf life of uncooked Poha?

    The shelf life is about 3 to 4 months.

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      Sabudana Khichdi Recipe
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    If you tried this Aloo Poha Recipe or any other recipe on my blog, please leave a 🌟 star rating and a 📝 comment below. I love hearing from you!

    Poha made with Aloo Poha recipe.

    Aloo Poha Recipe

    A delicious breakfast or snack with your evening tea  based on Indian cuisine.
    5 from 1 vote
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: Indian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 409kcal
    Author: Nisha

    Ingredients

    • 6 cups Rice Poha cups soaked beaten or flattened rice (Aval)
    • ½ onion chopped finely
    • 3-4 green chillies
    • 2 potatoes medium sized
    • 1 tsp mustard
    • 1 tsp cumin
    • ½ cup peanuts handful of
    • ½ cup coriander leaves chopped
    • ½ lemon (juice squeezed)
    • 3-4 curry leaves
    • ½ tsp turmeric powder
    • salt to taste
    • 3 tbsp oil

    Instructions

    • Wash the beaten rice in a colander and make sure it is soft and not too soggy
    • Heat 3 tbsp oil and splutter mustard and cumin
    • Add roasted peanuts and stir
    • Add chopped onions and green chillies and sautée
    • Add turmeric powder and salt
    • Next add the diced potatoes and sautée
    • Lower the heat and cover with a lid to make sure the potatoes are cooked half way
    • Next add the soaked beaten rice and mix thoroughly
    • Add the lemon juice
    • Cover with the lid again for 5 minutes to make sure it steams well
    • Add the chopped coriander leaves and curry leaves and mix well.
    • Poha is read to be served.Serve it with a sliced lemon, crispy fried lentils( bujhiya)Enjoy it with a cup of tea!

    Notes

    • There are two varieties of the 'poha', thick and thin. This breakfast dish requires the "thick" poha. The thin poha is usually not preferred as the recipe requires soaking it in water, which can make it soggy.
    • This dish is a common breakfast in many households back home, and there are countless variations to how it's made. I usually keep it simple with just cumin, turmeric, and salt for spices.
    • You can make it interesting by adding vegetables like carrots and peas, or enhancing the flavor with garam masala, grated coconut, and other ingredients.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 45g | Calories: 409kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 141mg | Potassium: 683mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 176IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 3mg
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    1. Netra

      April 22, 2025 at 2:31 pm

      5 stars
      Love this breakfast it us so filling comforting and tastes delicious 😋, perfect with a cup of tea

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