Poha with vegetables – Poha is one of the most common breakfasts made nowadays. It is quite healthy. There are so many ways to make it and so many vegetables to add to it. Especially in winters season.

I love making poha in winters as you can add carrots and peas to it to make it healthier. You can also add orange slices to it to give a nice flavor. Yeah, you heard me right. Orange slices in poha. But that’s how my mother makes it. It really takes your everyday poha to a new level. Try it.

It is not only perfect for breakfast but can be had as an evening snack or even a light dinner.

To make your poha soft you should steam it for some time around 15 minutes. This is not essential but steaming makes it soft and fluffy and you can get away with using less oil. Win win situation I say 🙂

How to make poha with Vegetables

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes + 15 minutes for steaming
serves around 4 persons

 Ingredients:

2 cups poha/ chivda

1 tbsp peanuts
2 boiled potato
1 carrot peeled and cut into small pieces
2 tbsp fresh peas
1 green chilly cut into small pieces
slices of 1 orange

1 tbsp oil

¼ tsp rai/ mustard seeds
5-6 curry leaves
¼ tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
¼ tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp sugar

Coriander leaves to garnish

To serve

Lemon slices, green chutney, tomato sauce

Note: you can add or change the vegetables according to your taste.

To make poha with Vegetables

Take poha in a big chalni and wash it under running water.Leave it to soak for some time while you cook your vegetables.

Take a wide pan. Heat oil and fry the groundnuts for 1-2 minute.

Remove from the pan and add potato, green chili and curry leaves to the same oil. Fry for another 2 minutes. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and salt to potatoes.

Remove potatoes and cook carrots and peas for 2-3 minutes till they are done. Add all the vegetables, peanuts to the pan.

Now add turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, and sugar to it and mix thoroughly.

Add poha to the vegetables in the pan. Mix thoroughly and steam for 15 minutes. For steaming fill, a wide pan with water put it on high flame and put our pan with poha on top of it. After 2-3 minutes change the flame to low and let it steam. Mix it 2-3 times in between.
Serve hot with lemon slices, ketchup or green chutney.

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