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Kakdi Poha/ Cucumber Poha

Nov-29-2015
Parul Bhatt
0 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Kakdi Poha/ Cucumber Poha RECIPE

Poha is a delicious and easy to digest. It's a healthy breakfast as well as evening snack or a light dinner option with full of nutrition and energy. There are many ways to prepare Poha. Here I am going to use my mom's recipe, which has cucumber and brown Poha. Cucumber has many nutritional benefits as well as low in calories.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Everyday
  • Gujarat
  • Sauteeing
  • Breakfast and Brunch
  • Gluten Free

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. 2 cups brown poha
  2. 2 cups cucumber peeled and cubed
  3. 1/4 cup fresh peas
  4. 1 red chilli
  5. 6 tbsp. oil
  6. 1 tsp. mustard seeds
  7. 4 green chillies slit in half
  8. 8-10 cashew nuts cut into small pieces
  9. 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
  10. 1/4 tsp. garam masala - optional
  11. salt to taste
  12. 1/4 tsp. sugar
  13. 1 tsp. lime juice
  14. 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves- finely chopped
  15. 6-7 curry leaves
  16. asafoetida a pinch

Instructions

  1. In a big wide bowl, rinse the poha 2 to 3 times.
  2. Add enough water to cover the poha. Soak for 15 minutes. Once it is soaked well, it will become fluffy. Drain the excess water and keep aside.
  3. Heat oil in a cooking pan. Add red chilli and mustard. Let mustard splutter. Add cashew, curry leaves, green chilli, asafoetida and sauté for a while.
  4. Add cucumber, green peas. Mix well, cover the pan and allow it to cook for 10 minutes.
  5. Add salt, soaked poha, turmeric powder and mix gently. Allow it to cook for another 10 minutes. Brown poha will take little more time to cook.
  6. Once poha is cooked, add garam masala, sugar, lime juice and mix well.
  7. Serve hot , garnished with coriander leaves and lemon wedges

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Shakti Kumar
Mar-24-2017
Shakti Kumar   Mar-24-2017

I like Poha. Must have been able to make this.

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