Poha
Poha and Upma are two favorite breakfast dishes in India other than bread and butter or paratha. Poha is very low in calories. It has about 76% of carbohydrates and 24% fat, which makes it one of the most ideal choices for weight loss
Ingredients
- 2 cup poha poha
- 1 medium potato
- 1 small carrot
- 1/2 cup peas - fresh or frozen
- 1 medium onion - chopped
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon gram pulse
- 1 teaspoon urad dal
- 10-15 piece cashew
- 1 teaspoon peanuts
- 1 red chilly dry
- 2 tablespoon coconut - optional
- 1 green chili - optional
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 6-7 curry leaves
- 1 pinch asafetida
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 2 tablespoon coriander leaves to garnish
- 1 small lemon
- tsp salt to taste
- 1 tbsp oil
Instructions
- Steam or saute all vegetables as you like.
- Rinse poha in a strainer till poha is soften.
- Add haldi, salt and sugar to poha or you can add these while adding poha.
- Heat oil in a pan or kadai or woak, add mustard seeds till it crackles.
- Add chana dal, urad dal, cashewnuts and peanuts.
- Stir till dal and cashew nut turn golden.
- Add hing, onion, ginger, green chilli, curry leaves. Mix well and saute till onion turn translucent.
- Now add vegetables. Mix well.
- Add poha and if you have not added salt, haldi and sugar already, then add now.
- Cover the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes on low flame.
- Turn off the gas and add coriander leaves and add lemon juice and mix well.
Nutrition
Calories: 293kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 6gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gSodium: 71mgPotassium: 550mgFiber: 6gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 3077IUVitamin C: 70mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 2mg
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