Are you looking for healthy breakfast, how to prepare poha? Here is Kanda Poha recipe with unpolished red poha. Red poha recipe is a healthy & easy breakfast recipe, which can be made in 15 mins. Basically this recipe is prepared from Aval/poha/Avalakki. It is a quick and tasty breakfast with few ingredients.
Rather than regular white poha, here red poha is the main ingredient to prepare this recipe & to make it more healthier. Also red poha is a healthier alternative to regular poha. Most importantly, red poha contains antioxidant “anthocyanin” which imparts a red color. Moreover it’s low in calories & gluten free. Thus it helps in weight loss too.
Furthermore red aval is a great source of protein, calcium and iron. Apart from these, it also contains dietary fibers, vitamin A and C and all the essential nutrients that are necessary for our body. Red poha is a healthy variation to everday poha. Usually red poha is made from red rice. Nowadays red poha gathered much attention because of its healthy benefits. The red color is due to the pigment anthocyanin and it is also a flavonoid.
Additionally red poha is enriched with antioxidants, that alleviate the risk of allergies, cancer, while helps in weight loss too. It helps to build a strong bones and there by reducing the risk of osteoporosis and fractures.
In addition to this, the making of poha recipe is so simple and tasty too. Probably poha is the first thing that comes in mind for instant breakfast preparation in most of the Indian households. You could make any variations, while making poha & also add chopped vegetables if you wish. As it is low in calories and feels light in stomach. Enjoy this poha as a breakfast or a healthy evening snack.
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Here is a healthy & tasty Red Poha recipe with step by step photos and a detailed video
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Ingredients
- 1 cup red poha
- 1 tbsp coconut oil organic
- 1 tbsp peanuts
- ½ tsp mustard
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp hing (asafoetida)
- ½ tsp green chilli chopped
- 4 to 6 curry leaves
- ½ cup onion finely chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp palm jaggery optional
- 1 tbsp grated coconut
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
Instructions
- Firstly, take a bowl and add red poha with little water
- Wash it once and drain off water
- Again add water to the poha and rest for 2 to 4 mins. Do not over soak
- Next drain off the excess water from poha and keep it aside
- In the mean time, heat a pan on moderate flame and add oil
- When the oil gets heated, add peanuts and roast for 2 mins until they turns to brown
- Take out the roasted peanuts to a bowl and keep aside
- Now to the same pan, add mustard, cumin, chopped green chilli, hing and curry leaves
- Saute it for 2 mins until they splutters
- Further add finely chopped onion and saute well until they are translucent
- Then add drained red poha, salt and jaggery
- Mix everything well for 2 mins and lower the heat
- Also add roasted peanuts and grated coconut
- Give a good mix and turn off the heat
- Finally add lemon juice & finely chopped coriander leaves
- Now the healthy breakfast Poha is ready to serve!
- Enjoy this poha when it is hot
Instructions
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Firstly, take a bowl and add red poha with little water
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Wash it once and drain off water
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Again add water to the poha and rest for 2 to 4 mins. Do not over soak
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Next drain off the excess water from poha and keep it aside
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In the mean time, heat a pan on moderate flame and add oil
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When the oil gets heated, add peanuts and roast for 2 mins until they turns to brown
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Take out the roasted peanuts to a bowl and keep aside
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Now to the same pan, add mustard, cumin, chopped green chilli, hing and curry leaves
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Saute it for 2 mins until they splutters
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Further add finely chopped onion and saute well until they are translucent
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Then add drained red poha, salt and jaggery
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Mix everything well for 2 mins and lower the heat
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Also add roasted peanuts and grated coconut
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Give a good mix and turn off the heat
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Finally add lemon juice & finely chopped coriander leaves
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Now the healthy breakfast Poha is ready to serve!
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Enjoy this poha when it is hot
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