Poha (Indian Spiced Flattened Rice Breakfast with Peanuts)
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- Total time
- 22 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 8
About this dish
In this Indian breakfast dish the flattened rice never boils.
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A quick rinse in cold water and a short rest soften it enough to press between two fingers, and a brief toss in oil scented with mustard seed and turmeric warms it through. Roasted peanuts go into the yellow flakes, and a squeeze of lemon follows once the heat is off.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Place 200 g flattened rice in a sieve and rinse under cold water for about 10 seconds.
Drain well, then rest for 5 minutes until the grains feel soft when gently pressed.
- 2
Thinly slice 1 onion and finely chop 1 green chili.
Add 1 tablespoon cooking oil to a pan and warm it over medium heat for about 30 seconds before adding spices.
- 3
Add 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds and let them crackle for about 20 seconds.
Add the onion and chili right away before the seeds darken or burn in the hot oil.
- 4
Keep the heat at medium and cook for about 3 minutes, until the onion turns translucent.
Add 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and stir until the onion is evenly stained yellow.
- 5
Add the softened flattened rice and lower the heat to low.
Fold gently with a spatula for only about 2 minutes, warming it through without pressing so the grains do not clump.
- 6
Mix in 40 g roasted peanuts, then turn off the heat.
Drizzle over 1 tablespoon lemon juice, fold once more, and serve while warm so the peanuts stay crisp.
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