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Poha Recipe: How To Prepare Avalakki At Home
Poha or avalakki is a popular dish of India that can be prepared as a main course recipe. Watch the video on how to make this dish. Read the step-by-step procedure with images.
Poha, or avalakki, is a popular and one of the most common breakfast dishes of both North and South India. It is almost a part of everyday cooking. There exists two main variations of this dish. In this recipe, we have prepared a main course poha recipe.
Poha is a light and fast food that can be prepared in a jiffy. The flattened rice is soaked and later mixed with vegetables of one's preference and is finally seasoned. The fried peanuts enhance the poha's flavour and make it an awesome breakfast meal. The lime juice added in the end gives it a hint of tanginess that lights up one's taste buds.
Poha can be eaten with pickles of your choice along with curds. This is a simple and easy dish and can be prepared at home in a short span.
Avalakki, as it is called in Karnataka, does not need any expertise to prepare it. So, watch the video recipe and also follow our detailed procedure on how to make Poha at home.
Recipe By: Kavyashree S
Recipe Type: Main course
Serves: 2-3
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Oil - 6 tbsp
Mustard seeds - ¾th tsp
Urad dal - ¾th tsp
Chana dal - ¾th tsp
Peanuts - ¼th cup
Green chillies - 5-6 (slit)
Curry leaves - 6-8
Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
Onions - 1 cup (chopped)
Capsicum - ¾th cup (chopped)
Carrots - 1 cup (chopped)
Coconut - 2 tbsp (grated) + for garnishing
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (chopped) + for garnishing
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
Medium poha (flattened rice) - 1 bowl
Salt - ½ tsp + ½ tbsp
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1. Add poha in a large bowl. Add water until the poha is completely immersed.
2. Rinse it thoroughly.
3. Once done, drain the water using a sieve.
4. Add the washed poha in another bowl.
5. Add a bowl of water or a little more than that.
6. Allow it to soak for 10 minutes. Keep it aside.
7. Now, add oil in a heated saucepan.
8. Add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.
9. Add urad dal and chana dal.
10. Add curry leaves and the slit green chillies.
11. Then, add turmeric powder and stir well.
12. Add the peanuts and stir once more.
13. Sauté for 2 minutes, until the peanuts change its colour.
14. Add the chopped onions and mix well.
15. Add half a teaspoon of salt and mix again.
16. Add the chopped carrots and capsicum.
17. Sauté it for 2 minutes.
18. Further, add the soaked poha by leaving out the water.
19. Mix well, so that the poha blends with all other ingredients.
20. Add half a tablespoon of salt.
21. Add 2 tablespoons of each, chopped coriander leave and grated coconut. Turn off the stove.
22. Finally, add lime juice to get the tangy flavour and mix it one last time.
23. Transfer it into a bowl.
24. Garnish it with coconut and coriander leaves.
25. Serve hot.
- Do not soak the poha for too long, as it will become mushy
- Adding vegetables to the poha is optional. Ensure to add the lemon juice only after the poha has cooled for a minute
- Make sure to add the soaked poha without the water.
- Serving size - 1 bowl
- Calories - 250.2 cal
- Fat - 5.6 g
- Protein - 4.9 g
- Carbohydrates - 44.9 g
- Fibre - 2.4 g
STEP BY STEP - HOW TO MAKE POHA
1. Add poha in a large bowl. Add water until the poha is completely immersed.
2. Rinse it thoroughly.
3. Once done, drain the water using a sieve.
4. Add the washed poha in another bowl.
5. Add a bowl of water or a little more than that.
6. Allow it to soak for 10 minutes. Keep it aside.
7. Now, add oil in a heated saucepan.
8. Add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.
9. Add urad dal and chana dal.
10. Add curry leaves and the slit green chillies.
11. Then, add turmeric powder and stir well.
12. Add the peanuts and stir once more.
13. Sauté for 2 minutes, until the peanuts change its colour.
14. Add the chopped onions and mix well.
15. Add half a teaspoon of salt and mix again.
16. Add the chopped carrots and capsicum.
17. Sauté it for 2 minutes.
18. Further, add the soaked poha by leaving out the water.
19. Mix well, so that the poha blends with all other ingredients.
20. Add half a tablespoon of salt.
21. Add 2 tablespoons of each, chopped coriander leave and grated coconut. Turn off the stove.
22. Finally, add lime juice to get the tangy flavour and mix it one last time.
23. Transfer it into a bowl.
24. Garnish it with coconut and coriander leaves.
25. Serve hot.
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