Pohe (Beaten Rice)

Ingredients:

• Beaten/Flattened Rice 3 cups (thick)
  
• 3 green chilies finely chopped
• cumin seeds ( jeera)
• mustard seeds
• Salt as required
• Oil
• turmeric powder
• Asafoetida
• 1 Lemon
• ½ table spoon sugar
• Coriander leaves
• Curry leaves washed
• 2 tablespoons Groundnuts/peanuts
• 1 Tomato finely chopped
• Barik shev (nylon shev)
• Coconut grated

Time Required:

15 minutes.

Serving:

2 persons

Method:

• Wash the rice flakes (poha) in cold water and add turmeric powder, salt and sugar to poha and keep it aside.
• Take a table spoon of oil in a pan and add mustard, cumin seeds and let it crackle. 
• Add pea-nuts, green chilies, tomato pieces and curry leaves and sauté for a minute.
• Add asafetida and poha to the pan. Mix everything thoroughly.
• Keep it on low flame and cover the lid of pan. You can add little water to lid of pan, to generate steam.
• Add coriander leaves, lemon juice and garnish with barik shev and coconut.
• Serve hot along with hot tea.

Health Benefits:

Beaten rice contains carbohydrates and it's low in calories. It is ideal light snack which is easy to digest.

Bonus Tip :

You can add plain curd or flavored yogurt to poha while soaking and this will give you different taste. Boiled raw banana pieces also can be added to the poha and that will be different version.

Fuel Saving Tip :

Remember you can save up to 30% of gas/fuel if you simply switch on the gas stove only after preparation of all required materials within reach. You will not only avoid the idle flame but also will save wastage of 135gs of gas.