Masala Poha
Flattened rice with onion, peanuts, turmeric and lemon.
Masala Poha is flattened rice with onion, peanuts, turmeric and lemon. This masala poha recipe takes about 15 min from start to finish and serves 2. Every step below has been cooked and checked in a home kitchen, with quantities you can follow.
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How to make Masala Poha
- 1
Rinse poha
Rinse poha in a sieve until soft, drain and mix with salt, sugar and turmeric.
- 2
Temper
Fry peanuts, then mustard, curry leaves and chillies.
- 3
Cook onions
Add onion (and potato) and cook until soft.
- 4
Mix
Add poha, toss on low heat 2 minutes. Finish with lemon, coriander and coconut.
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Pro tips
- Rinse poha quickly — soaking makes it mushy.
- Use thick poha; thin poha is for chivda.
Did you know?
In Karnataka, poha is called avalakki, and the dish is often made as avalakki oggarane.
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