Poha Mixture Recipe
Poha Mixture is a savory Indian snack with flattened rice and peanuts.
Servings 4
Calories
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Oil
- ⅛ tsp Mustard Seeds
- ¼ tsp Cumin
- 1 Dry Red Chili
- 2 tbsp Peanuts
- 5-8 Curry Leaves
- 1 small Green Chili chopped
- ½ tsp crushed Garlic
- 1 ½ tbsp Roasted Gram ~ Putnalu
- ⅓ tsp Salt
- Dash of Turmeric Powder
- 2 cups Thin Poha
Instructions
- Heat oil in a wide pan or a wok and add mustard seeds, cumin, red chili and peanuts.
- Roast for a minute or two until peanuts change color and are lightly roasted.
- Add curry leaves, green chilies and let the chilies roast until the moisture from the chilies dries up. This is crucial else poha will not stay crisp for too long.
- Throw in crushed garlic and fry until garlic turns light brown.
- Add fried gram, salt, turmeric and toss for ½ a minute for fried grams to lightly roast.
- Reduce the flame to low, add poha and toss for couple of minutes or longer until poha is crisp.
- Turn off the heat and continue to toss for few more minutes.
- Poha will become crispier from the heat of the pan.
- Cool and store in an airtight container for days.
Notes
- Fry green chilies and curry leaves until all the moisture dries up. Else Poha won’t stay crisp for days.
- Peanut lovers can add another tbsp of peanuts.
- I always find it easier to add roasted peanuts just before adding poha than roasting peanuts in the tempering as mentioned in the recipe.
- Coconut slices, raisins and cashews are some of the add ons for the mixture. However, I personally prefer peanuts and fried gram.
Nutrition
Serving: 0g | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg