10 Poha Recipes

Like KamalHassan’s Dasavatharam this is about Dasavatharam of ‘Avul’ – flattened rice, also called poha thick.

1. Vella Avul: Take a cup of poha. Put it in a bowl and wash under running water. Drain extra water from it.  Now mix init 1/2 cup of grated jaggery , 1/4th cup of grated coconut and powder of 2 cordomem.  Now it is ready to serve.

2. Lemon Avul: Poha 1cup,  1/4tsp  turmeric powder, a pinch of asafetida, 1 tbsp chana dal ,2 green chillies, juice of ½ lemon, salt as per taste, 2 tbsp oil, 1 tsp mustard seeds, asafetida, 1 tbsp chopped curry leaves. Heat the oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. Once they splutter add chana dal. Now add chopped green chillies and asafoetida and curry leaves. In soaked poha mix salt and turmeric powder. Now add soaked poha andstir for few minutes. Remove pan from gas.,add lime juice and mix thoroughly. It is ready to serve.

3. Tamarind avul: 1cup of poha,2tbsp tamarind paste,1tsp mustard seeds,1tbsp chana dal,1tsp sambar powder ,2tbsp oil,,1/4tsp turmeric powder, apinch of asafoetida, salt as per taste, 1tbsp chopped curry leaves. In soaked poha mix turmeric powder, salt and tamarid paste.Keep aside. Heat the oil  in a pan. Put mustard seeds.Once they splutter add chana dal.Fry till brown.Now addasafoetida and curry leaves.Now add poha mix and stir well for few minutes. Remove from heat and serve hot.

4. Coconut Avul: 1cup poha, 2tbsp oil, 1tsp mustard seeds,1tbspurad dal,2chopped green chillies,1tbsp curry leaves,1/4 cup shredded coconut. Heat the oil. Let the mustard seeds splutter.Add urad dal .Stir till brown.Now add chopped chillies and curry leaves.Add poha and shredded coconut.Stir for few minutes.Ready to serve.

5. Peanut avul: 1cup  poha ,1/8cup peanut ,2 red chillies,1tbsp oil. Fry  in a pan chillies and peanut..Remove the skin of the peanut.Inmixer jar ground the peanut and  chillies coarsely. Heat the oil.Add poha  and peanut powder.stir for few minutes.Remove from heat and serve.

6. Till (Sesame seeds) Avul: 1cup poha,2red chillies 1tbsp till ,1tbsp oil. Fry till and red chillies .Ground this to a fine powder. Heat the oil.Add poha and till powder. Stir for few minutes.Remove from heat and serve.

7. Pepper & Cumin seed Avul: 1cup poha , 1tsp pepper cumin seed powder, 2tbsp oil, 1tbsp curry leaves. Heat the pan. pour oil into it.Add poha ,pepper cuminseed powder,curry leaves.Stir for few minutes.Remove from heat and serve hot.

8. Vegetable Avul: 1cup poha,1tsp mustard seeds,1tbsp chana dal,1/4tspturmeric powder,2green chillies,1smallonion chopped,1medium sized tomatoe cut into smallpieces,2tbsp green peas,apinch of asafoetida,2tbsp of oil,1tbsp curry leaves 2tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves.,1 small carrot cut into small pieces. Heat the oil in a pan. Add mustard to splutter.Add chana da,l.Fry till brown.Add chopped green chilies,curry leaves.Now add onion and fry until onion is lightly brown.Add green peas, pieces of tomatoe and carrot.,asafoetida ,turmeric powder and salt as per tasteStir well and cook for few minutes on reduced heat.Now add poha and stir well. Garnish with coriander leaves

9. Aval Puttu: 1cup poha,3/4cup jaggery,2tbsp grated coconut,smallpieces of 5 cashew nuts,powder of 3 cardomom. Heat the pan.Fry poha till light brown. Remove from heat.Make a coarse powder of it. Take ½ cup of luke warm water.Add warm water gradually to the grounded poha and keep it closed with a lid for 10  minutes. Now heat the pan. Heat jaggery with ½ cup of water until thick.Now add coconut,poha and cordomom powder.Stir for few minutes.Now add fried cashew nuts.Serve hot or cold.

10. Curd poha: 1cup poha,1green chilly,1tsp mustard seeds,1tsp grated ginger,1tbsp curry leaves,  ½ cup curd. Heat oil. Fry mustard seeds till it splutters.Add green chilly,ginger pieces ,asafoetida and curry leaves.Stir for a minute and remove from heat.Now mix poha and curd.Add salt as per need. Mix thoroughly and serve.