Saturday 9 November 2013


Pohe (அவல்) (चिउरा(അവൽ)(ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ)(પૌંઆ) tere kitne naam....one beaten rice and so many names!
This morning i decided to soak some Pohe to cook a little later in time for my eldest when she wakes up and my wife gets back after work of an hour. she only had one patient and was expected back around 10 am and that would have give me enough time to exercise,primarily stretches. In my mind were the comments about my previous efforts being too dry and then  while exercising my mind was witnessing wrestling thoughts of changing traditional recipe (for a north Indian only way known is the Maharashtra way with potatoes etc.) as well as making it healthy and here it is .but 1st just a little that I discovered about Humble Pohe on Wiki

Pohe or beaten rice is easily digestible form of raw rice is very popular across Nepal, India and Bangladesh, and is normally used to prepare snacks or light and easyfast food in a variety of Indian cuisine styles, some even for long-term consumption of a week or more. It is known by a variety of names:
 Atukulu inTelugu,
Aval in Tamil(அவல்)
Malayalam(അവൽ),
Chindé in Bengali and parts of Bihar and Jharkhand,
Chira in Assamese,
 Chudaa in Oriya,
Chiura (चिउरा) in Nepali,Bhojpuri and Chhattisgarhi,
Poha or Pauwa in Hindi,
 Baji in Newari,
 Pohe in Marathi,
Phovu in Konkani,
Avalakki(ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ) in Kannada,
and  Pauaa/Paunva (પૌંઆ) in Gujarati.
Ingredients: note no potatoes 
  1. medium poha - 2 cups
  2. Onion - 1 small one - finely diced into slices - not chopped
  3. Ginger - 1 tsp chopped (optional)
  4. Tomato - 1 - chopped
  5. Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp
  6. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  7. hing /Asafoetida - 1/4th tsp
  8. Green chillies - 1 finely chopped
  9. Lemon - 1
  10. Salt
  11. Turmeric - 1/4th tsp
  12. red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
  13. Fresh Coriander  - 2 tbsps finely chopped
  14. Sugar- 1/4th tsp 
  15. Egg white -2 eggs 
  16. Sweetcorn - 1 cup 
  17. red peanuts 2 tbsp
  18. Chaat masala tbsp
Directions:
  1. Wash the poha in water (I used a sieve)  and keep aside. 
  2. Heat oil and to it add the mustard seeds,let the mustard seeds sputter and add Asafoetida .
  3. Add the onions,stir , add garlic and ginger as well chilies while regularly stirring  and do not allow onions to turn brown.
  4. Add chopped tomatoes,sweet corn  and Turmeric as well as red chili powder; saute until cooked
  5. Now add in the poha, which should be soft by now and salt and mix well.
  6. Break two egg whites on top; Let this steam for 5 minutes.
  7. place peanuts in the microwave and cook for 1 minute followed by another 30 seconds and let them rest 
  8. stir well switch off gas ; add lemon and sugar for another 5 minutes 
  9. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves;roasted peanuts from microwave and chaat masala and enjoy hot, with nice tea!
I liked it and surprisingly wife did` t even notice eggs but commented about their fluffiness and softness .

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