A quick Breakfast- Pohe

There is an old saying - Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.

Well in our case it somehow doesn't seem to get through. Its been a week we have returned from our US trip but have been struggling to adjust back to the UK timings. So instead we - Eat no breakfast,munch for lunch and dine like a royalty- which is quite the opposite of how it should be.
Desperate to change our eating habits i decided to get up early today and finally make some breakfast- only to know that we had very limited ingredients :( Determined to give up the idea i decided to create something with the available ingredients.

And the verdict- It was yumm!!!

So here is my version of ' Pohe'

Kande Pohe

A little trivia

Pohe is a very popular breakfast preparation of Maharashtra (India).In fact it is so popular that it is a dish served during the bride- viewing programs in arrange marriages in Maharashtra.[ Now imagine a dad telling his son- I chose your mom because she could make the best Pohe in the world :P]

Pohe literally means flattened rice (easily available in the Indian grocery stores). It can be made with Onions (Kanda Pohe) or Potatoes (Batata Pohe).Either of them are equally tasty!!

My version of Pohe

Ingredients-

Onions - 1 medium sized
Tomato- 1 small
Carrot - 1 small (to make it healthy)
Jeera- 1 tsp
Pohe - 1 cup
Turmeric powder- 2 tsp
Red chilly powder- 1 tsp
Coriander and Cumin powder- 1 tsp
Salt- to taste
Coriander - for garnish (i didn't have any,so i used spring onions instead)
Lemon juice- 2 tsp
Asafoetida- a pinch
Oil

Procedure:


1. Wash the Flattened rice (pohe) drain and keep aside.

Washed and drained pohe

2. In a hot pan, add 3 tsp oil. Once the oil is hot enough, add a pinch of asafoetida, and jeera (make sure not to burn it) If the oil is too hot,take it off the flame and add the powder masalas- turmeric,red chilly and coriander and cumin powder.This is what gives it its colour.

My Spice Dabba

3. Now add the onions and saute for a min. Add the carrots and tomatoes.Saute for a min.

Saute for a min well

4. Add salt at this stage as you do not want to mix too much after adding the flattened rice. (the salt should be slightly more considering you will add the flattened rice )

Stir in the Pohe gently

5. Garnish with lemon juice and coriander (i used spring onions though)

Garnish it

Your mouth watering breakfast is ready

My tip - 

Eat it while its hot. You can also add some sev incase you need a crunch in its texture.