Today I am sharing Indori poha recipe which is a famous street food and a staple breakfast in Madhya Pradesh. Poha is not only limited to MP but prepared in all over India with many versions but Indori Poha is something different. Sprinkled with sev or bhujiya and served with jalebi is the unique combination which makes it stand out.
Madhya Pradesh cuisine varies regionally. Wheat and meat are common in the north and west side of state while the south and east are dominated by rice and fish. Indore is a renowned place for street food, there are places which are running for generations. Dal bafla, Poha jalebi is a very popular breakfast there.
Indori Poha is an easy to cook, tasty and light snack. It is sweet and salty with the dash of lemon. In Maharashtra, it is called kanda poha with a similar way of cooking. Usually, a breakfast or snack item accompanied by tea. Poha is made with flattened rice or beaten rice.
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Poha makes a healthy breakfast recipe with carb which is filling yet provide energy to start the day. It is also a weight loss friendly breakfast. With vegetables like carrot, peas, sweet corn it makes a complete meal. Garnish it with your favorite elements, normally used peanuts, bhujiya sev, pomegranate pearls, and chopped onion.
So let see how to make this lip-smacking Indori Poha or Indori Pohe recipe.
Indori Poha Recipe | Indori Pohe Recipe
Ingredient 3 Serving
1 Cup poha (beaten rice or flatten rice)
1 Green chili chopped or sliced
Salt as per taste
1 Tsp mustard seeds
1 Sprig of curry leaves
2 Tblsp oil
1 Medium sized onion finely chopped
1 Medium size potato
2 Pinch of turmeric powder
1 Lemon
1/2 Tsp sugar
Handful green coriander finely chopped
For Garnishing
Handful pomegranate seed
2 Tblsp chopped onion
3 Tblsp roasted peanut
3-4 Tblsp bhujiya sev
Method
- First of all, measure poha or beaten rice and wash in running water in a colander. Drain and keep it aside. It will absorb the moisture and puff up. No need to soak for long in water. It also depends on poha quality. If thick poha then has to be soaked in water for some time.
- Heat oil in a kadhai on medium flame. Add mustard seeds and let them crackle.
- To this add curry leaves and sliced green chilies. Stir for 30 seconds.
- After 30 seconds add chopped onion. Stir for 2 minutes. Add chopped potatoes and mix. Cover with the lid and cook until potatoes are cooked. It takes around 5 minutes. Lower the heat if required else potatoes get burnt.
- Once potatoes are cooked add turmeric powder, sugar, and salt. Mix well.
- Finally, add soaked poha and give a nice mix so that everything combines well. Adjust salt as per taste.
- Add lemon juice and chopped coriander. Stir nicely.
- Garnish with lemon wedges or peanuts, bhujiya sev, chopped onion, and pomegranate pearls. Serve hot with tea. Indori poha or Indori Pohe is ready to serve hot.
Note
- Serve with any of your favorite garnish items.
- Soaking completing depends on the beaten rice or poha quality. I use think variety for which no soaking required. Just washing and draining is enough. Thick poha needs soaking for some time.
This month in Shhhhh cooking secretly challenge
facebook group we are sharing different dishes from Madhya Pradesh cuisine. In this group members are paired up every month. And the pairs give each other two secret ingredients. A very interesting event. My partner Renu who blogs at Cook With Renu has given me two secret ingredient potato and lemon, out of which I made this Indori Pohe recipe. I had given her wheat flour and garlic for which she made chakki ki shaak.
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Indori Poha Recipe | Indori Pohe | How To Make Indori Poha A Traditional Breakfast Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Cup poha (beaten rice or flatten rice)
- 1 Green chili chopped or sliced
- Salt as per taste
- 1 Tsp mustard seeds
- 1 Sprig of curry leaves
- 2 Tblsp oil
- 1 Medium sized onion finely chopped
- 1 Medium size potato
- 2 Pinch of turmeric powder
- 1 Lemon
- 1/2 Tsp sugar
- Handful green coriander finely chopped
For Garnishing
- Handful pomegranate seed
- 2 Tblsp chopped onion
- 3 Tblsp roasted peanut
- 3-4 Tblsp bhujiya sev
Instructions
- First of all, measure poha or beaten rice and wash in running water in a colander. Drain and keep it aside. It will absorb the moisture and puff up. No need to soak for long in water. It also depends on poha quality. If thick poha then has to be soaked in water for some time.
- Heat oil in a kadhai on medium flame. Add mustard seeds and let them crackle.
- To this add curry leaves and sliced green chilies. Stir for 30 seconds.
- After 30 seconds add chopped onion. Stir for 2 minutes. Add chopped potatoes and mix. Cover with the lid and cook until potatoes are cooked. It takes around 5 minutes. Lower the heat if required else potatoes get burnt.
- Once potatoes are cooked add turmeric powder, sugar, and salt. Mix well.
- Finally, add soaked poha and give a nice mix so that everything combines well. Adjust salt as per taste.
- Add lemon juice and chopped coriander. Stir nicely.
- Garnish with lemon wedges or peanuts, bhujiya sev, chopped onion, and pomegranate pearls. Serve hot with tea. Indori poha or Indori Pohe is ready to serve hot.
Notes
- Serve with any of your favorite garnish items.
- Soaking completing depends on the beaten rice or poha quality. I use think variety for which no soaking required. Just washing and draining is enough. Thick poha needs soaking for some time.
I love poha and you have captured it so well. Looks delicious!!
Thanks Veena for appreciating this indori poha recipe.
Poha is all time favourite breakfast treat in my family. You have presented it so well Bhavna !
Thanks Poonam, yeah poha really versatile breakfast to make in many ways. Loved this version.
Beautifully presented. The poha looks delicious for us it is breakfast food.
Thanks Archan, surely Poha makes a great breakfast recipe.
thats an inviting bowl of Poha, Bhawna ! we love this version with sev and toppings and make it atleast once a week 🙂
Thanks Kalyani for liking this Indori Pohe Recipe.
Poha looks delicious Bhawana. I would love to have it in breakfast or evening snack. Lovely share.
Thanks for liking this poha recipe.
loving this poha recipe especially with sev
Thanks for liking Indori poha recipe.
One of my favourite breakfast.. Looks absolutely tempting !
Thanks for liking Indori Poha Recipe.
Poha is an all-time favourite in my home and more variations there are, the happier we are.
really Poha is such a yummy recipe to make differently yet taste awesome.
Poha looks so delicious . I am sure with sev, peanuts and pomegranate it will be enjoyable till the last bit.
Thanks Anu for appreciating Indori Poha recipe.
Warm Poha is so welcoming. I always thought there was just one type. Now discovering the different types and am so eager to try.
Thanks Seema for appreciating this Indori Poha Recipe.
Poha is one of the breakfast I relish as I make it occasionally. Your poha looks delicious.
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Such a prefect and filling breakfast, indori poha tempts me a lot.. With some jalebi i can have a bowl of poha without any fuss..
hahahha really poha with jalebi sounds very interesting to me, but I can finish both at a time.
Healthy and delicious breakfast! I find it amazing how this humble dish is prepared in similar yet unique ways across different states!
Thanks for sharing.
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My all time favorite, comfort, easy bfast item r can have for dinner too.. Urs look perfect n inviting
All time comforting food be it bfast or dinner it can be enjoyed with mouthwatering garnishing items…urs look inviting slurp
Thanks Prathima for liking Indori Poha recipe.
Loved the poha Bhawana and no wonder it is such a hit on the group for the challenge last month. Delicious, filling and would taste superb with a topping of authentic MP Ratlami Sev.
Thanks Vidya for appreciating this poha recipe.
For us, poha is eaten always sweet… it is only when I started exploring I realized how versatile poha can be! The clicks look amazing for a simple yet power packed dish…
well said Rafeeda, even I loved the different variations we make for poha.
Looks delicious ? My favourite breakfast or evening snacks item. Thanks for sharing ? Bhawana.
yeah Poha is our favorite breakfast too. Such a delicious snack too.
This is something that would make every one, visiting the site, long for a plateful of it
hahhahah never imagined Poha will attach so much traffic 😛
Poha a must on weekends breakfast and one of my fav. Your version looks Yum and tempting. Have garnished with bhujiya sev but never pomegranate would love to try.
Thanks Renu, I could not garnish with bhujiya or pomegranate, did not have at that time. Poha taste better anyway.
This looks so inviting! I want to get a spoon and dig right into that plate! 🙂
hahah actually Poha is such a delicious dish
I’m a big fan of poha. Don’t mind having this every day and with sev that must be tasting really good.
Thanks di, Indori poha was something different.
Poha looks so inviting.. It is really amazing to see the same dish prepared with a bit of variation in different states of India.
Wow , I love Indori Poha. Can have it any day any meal. Looks so yumm
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Wish i get a bowl of this Indori poha and some jalebis for my tomorrow’s breakfast, trust me i will be the happiest person in the world. Lovely bowl of inviting poha.
The poha looks delicious…you have amazingly captured the humble dish…perfect breakfast
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