Home Made Instant Poha Mix - For bachelors & trips

Are you a novice cook?? A bachelor?? or a safe traveler who would love to carry your own food?? Are you going to leave your helpless husband back home??

Then scream in joy.. Here is one best choice for you to make. Yup Eureka!! I tried and found the formula today :P

Its so simple and delicious too. Hardly takes 10 mins to make the mix and 2 mins to cook the poha when you are hungry!!

Its for sure a boon!!! Make and enjoy :)

Ingredients:

Poha (flattened rice) - 1 cup
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Salt - for taste
Red chillies - 4
Channa dhall - 1 tsp
Urad dhall - 1 tsp
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Method:

Take a pan and add 1 tsp of oil, splutter mustard seeds and follow it by urad dhall, channa dhall, red chillies and curry leaves. Once the dhall turns light brown simmer the stove and add the poha and fry for just two mins in low flame.

Remove from flame and allow it to cool down. Store in a air tight box in a cool and dry place.

Instant poha mix is ready.

You can store this in the shelf for 2 weeks. It will keep well until 2 months if you store in refrigerator.

How to make poha with instant mix:


Take the instant mix in a bowl and pour just enough water to cover it. Allow this to get soaked for 15 - 25 mins.

Option 1 - Stove top:

Now take a pan and add 1 tsp of oil and drop in the soaked poha mix and stir for two mins in medium heat.

Serve hot with mango pickle.

Option 2 - Microwave:

Transfer the soaked poha mix to a microwave safe bowl and heat it for two mins stirring once in between.

Serve hot.

Option 3 - Hot water:

Soak the instant mix in hot water instead of soaking in room temperature water for 10 mins and serve immediately.

For extra punch you can chop an onion finely and fry it before you fry the soaked poha mix :)

Written by: Nithya
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