4.9 from 39 votes
Kanda Poha
A quintessential Indian breakfast made with savory flattened rice loaded with finely diced onions and spiced with turmeric, green chilies and garnished with cilantro
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Calories:
187 kcal
Course:
Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 2 cups poha thick
- 2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric ground
- 8 curry leaves fresh or air dried
- 2 green chilies sliced lengthwise
- 1 yellow onion diced finely, large
- 1 red potato peeled and diced small, or yellow potato, medium
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1½ teaspoon sugar optional but recommended
- ½ lemon
Garnish
- ½ cup cilantro finely chopped
- ¼ cup coconut frozen works well, grated fresh
- ¼ cup sev or bhujia
Optional ingredients:
- ½ cup peanuts
- ½ cup green peas
- ½ cup corn
- ½ cup carrot diced
Instructions
- Gently rinse poha in a colander under cold water, drain out all of the water and keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a medium pan over high heat. Add the oil and mustard seeds. Allow the mustard seeds to pop.
- Once the mustard seeds start to pop, lower the heat to medium and add cumin seeds and cook until they start to sizzle, about 10 seconds.
- Next add curry leaves, green chilies, turmeric and mix well.
- Add onions, mix well and cook covered for 2 to 3 minutes on medium heat as they start to soften.
- Stir in potatoes, salt and cook covered until the potatoes are cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- Add Poha and sugar and mix well and cook covered on low heat for 5 minutes or until poha is heated through.
- Squeeze fresh lemon juice, garnish with cilantro and enjoy hot. You can optionally top the poha with sev, bhujia or nuts
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Nutrition Information
Calories
187kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
1250mg
(52%)
Potassium
328mg
(7%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
1007IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
65mg
(72%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 187
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 187kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1250mg | 52% |
| Potassium | 328mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1007IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 65mg | 72% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.