Matar Poha Recipe (Flattened Rice Stir Fry with Green Peas)
A vegetarian North Indian Recipes recipe with /2 poha (flattened rice), green peas (matar), onions - finely chopped. Ready in 25 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
17 steps- 1
To begin making the Matar Poha Recipe, in a large pan blanch the fresh peas with a little salt
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups)green peas (matar)(1 cup)salt - to taste - 2
Once boiled, drain the water and keep the green peas aside
green peas (matar)(1 cup)green chillies - finely chopped(3) - 3
Wash the poha in fresh water once, drain the water and keep aside the poha
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups) - 4
Don't leave a lot of water in the poha else it will turn mushy
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups) - 5
In a heavy bottom kadai, heat oil
- 6
Add asafoetida and let it fry for about a minute
asafoetida (hing)(1/4 teaspoon) - 7
Add the cumin and mustard seeds and fry for 2 minutes till the mustard splutters and the cumin turns golden brown
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 8
Add curry leaves and split green chillies to the oil, fry for one minute
green peas (matar)(1 cup)green chillies - finely chopped(3)sprig curry leaves(2)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped - 9
Now add the onions and fry till they are translucent and lightly golden
onions - finely chopped(2) - 10
Stir in the turmeric, salt, the blanched peas, and the washed poha
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups)green peas (matar)(1 cup)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 11
Stir well to combine
- 12
Sprinkle a little water, cover the pan and allow the flavors to get well incorporated into the matar poha
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups) - 13
After a couple of minutes, check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste
salt - to taste - 14
Turn off the heat and cover the pan for 5-6 minutes
- 15
The poha will cook in steam
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups) - 16
Finally stir in the chopped coriander leaves and squeeze in the juice from one lemon
onions - finely chopped(2)green chillies - finely chopped(3)sprig curry leaves(2)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely choppedlemon juice - from one lemon - 17
Serve the Matar Poha for breakfast or as an evening tea time snack topped with Bhujia
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups)
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Matar Poha Recipe (Flattened Rice Stir Fry with Green Peas)
A vegetarian North Indian Recipes recipe with /2 poha (flattened rice), green peas (matar), onions - finely chopped. Ready in 25 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
17 steps- 1
To begin making the Matar Poha Recipe, in a large pan blanch the fresh peas with a little salt
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups)green peas (matar)(1 cup)salt - to taste - 2
Once boiled, drain the water and keep the green peas aside
green peas (matar)(1 cup)green chillies - finely chopped(3) - 3
Wash the poha in fresh water once, drain the water and keep aside the poha
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups) - 4
Don't leave a lot of water in the poha else it will turn mushy
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups) - 5
In a heavy bottom kadai, heat oil
- 6
Add asafoetida and let it fry for about a minute
asafoetida (hing)(1/4 teaspoon) - 7
Add the cumin and mustard seeds and fry for 2 minutes till the mustard splutters and the cumin turns golden brown
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 8
Add curry leaves and split green chillies to the oil, fry for one minute
green peas (matar)(1 cup)green chillies - finely chopped(3)sprig curry leaves(2)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped - 9
Now add the onions and fry till they are translucent and lightly golden
onions - finely chopped(2) - 10
Stir in the turmeric, salt, the blanched peas, and the washed poha
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups)green peas (matar)(1 cup)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 11
Stir well to combine
- 12
Sprinkle a little water, cover the pan and allow the flavors to get well incorporated into the matar poha
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups) - 13
After a couple of minutes, check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste
salt - to taste - 14
Turn off the heat and cover the pan for 5-6 minutes
- 15
The poha will cook in steam
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups) - 16
Finally stir in the chopped coriander leaves and squeeze in the juice from one lemon
onions - finely chopped(2)green chillies - finely chopped(3)sprig curry leaves(2)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely choppedlemon juice - from one lemon - 17
Serve the Matar Poha for breakfast or as an evening tea time snack topped with Bhujia
/2 poha (flattened rice)(1 cups)
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