Poha/Chiwada

We all have that one staple snack item which we can have anytime of the day and poha is that food item for me. It has minimal calories, all and any vegetable you like with no compromise on taste.

I love this so much that I can have this even for luch/dinner and with no regrets :). Most interesting part of this recipe is, it is a 1 pan recipe with no hassle and easy to prepare. When I was studying and staying in a hostel, we were not supposed to use stoves, but we did anyways :). And this was 1 thing I made quite often because of its simplicity.

Ingredients:

1 cup poha/chiwada
1/4 cup peanuts
1 tomato - finely chopped
1 small onion - finely chopped
1 small potato - finely chopped
1/4 cup peas (you can add corn too. I didn't as was not available when I made it)
2 green chillis - finely chopped
2 tsp oil

Spices:

1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp sugar
salt to taste

Garnish:

Coriander leaves - finely chopped
1/4 lemon

Recipe:

1. Put chiwada in a strainer and pour cold water over it, such that all of the chiwada is soaked properly. Leave the strainer over sink so that excess water strains out.
2. Take deep frying pan, add 1 tsp oil. Heat it over medium heat.
3. Add peanuts and fry them until dark patches appear on peanuts. After peanuts are fried, take them out.
4. Add rest of remaining 1tsp oil in the pan, heat it.
5. Add cumin seeds,mustard seeds and green chillis.
6. Once cumin and mustard seeds starts crackling, add onion and cook them until translucent in color.
7. Now add pototes and cook until soft.
8. Once potatoes are soft, add peas and tomato. Cook until tomato is soft. (Note: I used frozen peas and hence not boiled it. If you are using fresh peas please boil it before hand.)
9. Now add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and soaked chiwada.
10. Mix everything properly and reduce the flame to low.
11. Let it cook for 5 min. Once done, server after garnishing with lemon juice and coriander leaves.