'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.
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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 with flavored onions, potatoes, green chilies, and peanuts is perfect.
- You can add variations to this recipe by adding grated coconut, tomatoes, and other spices.
- Serve on the side with parippu vada recipe Kerala style, mirchi bajji, or sabudana vada air-fried, and a cup of chai (tea), they make a great combination
Ingredients you will need
- 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!
- Step 1: Heat a pan and splutter mustard and cumin seeds.
- Step 2: Add peanuts, followed by onions, green chilies and potatoes
- Step 3: Add turmeric and salt
- Step 4: Add the soaked poha
- Step 5: Gently mix and add the chopped coriander leaves
- Step 6: Serve in a bowl with a slice of lemon
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
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.
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.
Poha is beaten rice or flattened rice.
The shelf life is about 3 to 4 months.
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Aloo Poha Recipe
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.
This is my all time favorite...awesome recipe and pictures !!
awww, Thank you so much , it's truly a favorite of so many of us.
Poha looks delicious especially with that hot cup of tea!! Loved the pics..
Thank you Deepa, the picture of the poha and tea indeed is tempting!
Poha and tea combo is just amazing. I love poha just like you with loads of onions. Best breakfast ever!
Glad to hear that Vidya, nothing to beat the poha chai combination right .Thank you for stopping by!
I agree and its my fav too, sometimes I have it as an early dinner option too. My pleasure entirely dear.
I have never heard of a flattened rice and I have never had rice for breakfast! I just never thought about it! Boy am I deprived because this looks amazing!
Flattened rice has some benefits as it easily digested and rich in iron and gluten free .This really tastes good as well so do try it out Diane , you may like it as well!
Thank you I will but I will have to find it first....lol Thank goodness for the internet!
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I tend to get sick and tired of the same old breakfast so waking up to this would be a treat (:
Thank you so much! I am pretty sure you would love this for a change.
I want this for breakfast right now!!! Yum!
I wish I could send it over 🙂 .Thank you so much Diane!
Me too..lol
That poha looks so yummy, Nisha!
Thank you so much Latha!
My All time favorite yummy breakfast and clicks are beautiful Nisha 👍
Thank you Ramya, my favorite as well ! Glad to hear you loved the photos.
Lovely poha ! Fantastic breakfast !!
Thank you so much!
Easy & tasty recipe😋.
Right dear goes so well with cup of tea.
Yes tasty and easy , indeed best with a cup of tea! Thank you so much!
My favourite 💕
Happy to hear that it is your favorite as well Jyoti! Thank you for the comments!
Always a favourite ✌️
Thank you so much Pooja , easy dish and a favorite of many of us!
Most reliable food ✌✌ one of my fav too ❤❤
Yes rightly said Jyo, reliable and a favorite amongst so many of us! Thank you so much!
You are right its hearty and absolute comfort food .. Looks so delicious. Have a great weekend!
Yes Neetha an awesome comfort food indeed. Thank you so much and you too have a good one!
I would love this for breakfast, but not sure I could get hubby to give it a try - at least not for breakfast. I’ll have to look out for flattened rice next time I’m in a specialty Indian supply shop.
Hope you can give it a try when you get a chance .It is quite a popular dish and flattened rice is easily available in any Indian store! Thank you for stopping by!