Comfort food-Poha(beaten rice) spiced with Methkut
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Ingredients
For the tadka (tempering):
- handful peanutsof A
- handful Chana dalof A roasted (Dalia)
- 4 – 5 chilliesdry Red cut into pieces
- 4 – 5 curry leavestorn into pieces
- 1tsp mustard seeds
- 1tsp seedscumene
- xbdtsp turmericpowder
- ~ 2 – 3tbsps oil
For the garnish:
Instructions
- Sprinkle coconut water/buttermilk/milk or just plain water on the poha and mix to make it a little moist.
- Add the methkut, salt and sugar and mix nicely to coat the poha. (Adjust the amount of Methkut to your taste).Keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a small pan.
- Add the mustard seeds and once they splutter add the cumene seeds followed by the peanuts.
- Fry the peanuts well and then add the roasted chana dal.
- Add in the turmeric powder, Red chilles and curry leaves.
- Add this tadka empering to the poha and mix nicely.
- Keep covered for a ~ 5 minutes for all the flavours to mingle.
- Garnish with lime juice and coriander leaves.
Recipe Notes
Variation: If you cannot find Methkut you can use the Chutney podi which is normally served with dosa.
Or I have blogged about another version of spicy Poha (Dadpe Pohe) earlier on My Foodcourt here.
Also see Poha spiced with Tamarind