Three Healthy Breakfast Recipes Using Poha (Flat Rice)

Are you tired of cooking up the same old recipes of Poha? Are you looking for some interesting recipes that are healthy and need less time for cooking? The list below mentions three unique recipes that you can create using poha or flat rice.

Poha is easy to digest and helps your body control levels of sugar in the blood. It is a rich source of iron and contains a low number of calories. It is a good choice of probiotic and comes loaded with carbohydrates.

Let’s see the recipes.

Quick Poha Uttapam

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Ingredients

• 1 Cup Poha (Flat Rice)
• 1 Chopped Medium Onion
• 1/2 Teaspoon Chopped Ginger
• 2 Tablespoon Besan (Gram Flour)
• 1 Chopped Tomato
• 2 Tablespoon Water
• 1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Curry Leaves
• 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala
• 2 Tablespoon Rice Flour
• 1 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander Leaves
• 1 Tablespoon Greens of Spring Onions
• 1 Teaspoon Chopped Green Chillies
• Salt To Taste
• 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon Cumin Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
• 2 Cups of Water

Method Of Preparation

• In a bowl, add a cup of poha or flat rice. Wash it nicely, add two tablespoons of water and mesh the poha.
• Add chopped onions, tomato, green coriander leaves, ginger, curry leaves, green chillies and green part of spring onion. Mix everything.
• Add salt to taste, red chilli powder, green chillies, turmeric powder, black pepper powder, rice flour, gram flour and cumin powder.
• Add two cups of water or as much as required to make a paste. Keep stirring while adding water to ensure there are no lumps.
• Take a non-stick pan, add a pinch of oil and pour a ladle full of mixture.
• Spread the batter in a circular motion, and cover the top with the lid.
• Once the bottom has turned golden brown, flip the uttapam and let it cook on the other side.
• When the other side has also turned golden brown, serve the instant poha uttapam with tomato ketchup or your favourite chutney.

Instant Poha Paratha

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Ingredients

• 1 Cup Flat Rice (Poha)
• 1 Teaspoon Cumin Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
• 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
• 1/2 Cup Wheat Flour or Maida (Multipurpose Flour)
• 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• 1 Teaspoon Chopped Green Chillies
• 1 Cup Water
• Pinch of Turmeric Powder
• 2 Medium Boiled Potatoes
• 2 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander Leaves
• 2 Tablespoon Fresh Curd
• Salt to Taste
• 1 Cup Grated Carrot

Method Of Preparation

• To a mixer grinder add a cup of poha and crush it into fine granules.
• To a hot pan, add oil, cumin powder, green chillies, ginger-garlic paste and a pinch of turmeric powder.
• Add a cup of water, salt to taste and a fine mix of poha.
• When the poha mixture thickens, turn off the gas and take it out in a deep bowl.
• Add grated carrots, boiled potatoes, coriander leaves, salt to taste, wheat flour or maida and knead everything into a dough.
• Add curd to make the dough fluffy and soft.
• Take a handful of dough and roll it into a round paratha using a rolling pin.
• On the hot pan, put the paratha and cook it from both sides using olive oil, ghee or butter.
• You can serve this healthy version of paratha with your favourite chutney, gravy, raita or tomato ketchup.

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Delicious Poha Ladoo

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Ingredients

• 250gm Poha
• 1 Cup Grated Coconut
• 1 Tablespoon Ghee
• 4 Tablespoons Cashews (Kaju)
• 1 Tablespoon Cardamom Powder
• 1 Cup Jaggery (Gud)
• 2 Tablespoon Raisins (Kishmish)
• 1/2 Cup Ghee

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Method Of Preparation

• Take a pan and roast poha in it. Make sure not to burn it. Keep it on low flame for at least 10 minutes.
• Let the poha cool for a few minutes and grind it into a fine powder.
• To a pan, add a tablespoon of ghee and roast grated coconut until it turns light brown.
• Add the coconut and jaggery into a grinder to make a fine powder out of it.
• Add jaggery, coconut, cardamom powder and powdered poha into a deep bowl.
• On a hot pan, add a cup of ghee and roast cashews and raisins in it.
• Add it to the powdered mixture and mix everything well.
• Take some amount of mixture in your hand and give it the shape of a ladoo.
• You can garnish them with almonds or any other dry fruit and store them for the days to come.

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