Poha

This is the quintessential Indian breakfast. Hot poha has a slightly sweet and spicy taste, perfect with a cup of tea. To add crunchiness, we eat it with a topping of namkeen.

You need:
Poha - 1 cup
Onion - 1 medium - finely chopped
Raw peanuts - a fistful
Potato - 1 small - chopped in small cubes
Green chilly - 1 - finely chopped
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Juice of 1/2 lemon
oil - 3 tbsp
Red chilli powder - to taste
Salt - to taste

How to:
If you have thick poha, wash and drain it before starting the preparations so that it has time to soften. If you have thin poha, wash it just before you need to add it to the pan.

Heat oil in a pan (preferably non stick) and fry the peanuts till dark brown in color (don't burn them). Remove the peanuts and keep aside. Similarly, fry the potato cubes till golden brown and keep aside. Add cumin seeds to the remaining oil and then fry onions in it till slightly brown.

While the onions are frying mix salt, sugar, red chilly pd, turmeric pd and green chilles with the poha. Once the onions are done, add the poha mixture to the pan. Add peanuts and potatoes and mix well. Cover and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in between. Check to see if the poha is soft and cooked. Remove from flame. Add the lemon juice and mix well. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and namkeen and serve hot...