Kande pohe is a very popular breakfast dish in Maharashtra.  Pohe is made from flattened rice. It is served with tea and probably the most likely dish that Maharashtrians will offer to their guests.




Ingredients :

2 Cups Pohe (Flattened Rice)
1/4 Cup Raw Peanuts
3 Green Chillies
8 - 10 Curry Leaves

3 Tablespoons Oil
1 Teaspoon Cumin seeds
1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds
1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
1 Medium Chopped Onion
Salt to taste
1/4 Teaspoon Sugar (optional)

Fresh Coriander
1 Lemon


Method :

Wash Pohe couple of times in cold water.
Drain out all water and let it rest for 10 minutes.
Heat 3 tablespoon oil in a pan.
Once oil is hot add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds and mustard seeds. Let them splutter.
Add curry leaves and peanuts and fry them for 2 - 3 minutes.

Add onion and saute all together for another 2 minutes.
Add 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder.
Now add soaked Pohe. Add salt as per your taste.
Add 1/4 teaspoon sugar and saute the mixture for another 2 - 3 minutes.

Finally sprinkle chopped coriander.  Serve Pohe with a wedge of lemon and a cup of a cardamom-ginger tea.