SUNDAY BREAKFAST: Poha and Fruits
Why is Sunday different from all days? Because it allows us to get up without an alarm. Although I keep the alarm off on Sundays, but still wake up at the same time as on other days. I like Sundays because no one in the family is in a hurry to go anywhere, and the atmosphere at home is totally different. I can enjoy my morning tea and read the news with peace of mind.
On Sunday, we can prepare our breakfast as well as enjoy breakfast together with our family. It is a routine that I prepare breakfast on Sundays. Today I did not make anything special but have made a very common dish which is prepared in almost all the kitchens of India.
Today's breakfast was Poha (sautéd flattened rice) and seasonal fresh fruit. Both are easy to prepare, delicious and healthy.
Poha is very common to any Indian reading this post, but if you are from another country it might be more interesting for you to prepare and have it in the breakfast.
Poha and fresh fruits (Mud Apple{Sapota} and Papaya)
Sapota and Papaya bowl for whole family
Preparing of Poha
Ingredients
- Flattened rice (Poha) 2 cups
- Peanuts 1/4 cup
- Onion 1 large
- Green chilli 1 no
- Fresh coriander leaves and 1 lemon
- Curry left a few nos if available.
- Pomegranate seeds (I didn't use them here, but can be used at the time of serving for garnishing)
- Spices like cumin seeds, mustard seeds, turmeric powder 1/2 tsp each.
- Sugar 3-4 tsp
- Cooking oil 1 tbsp
- Salt as per taste
- Water to soak flattened rice
- Sev (An salty and spicy Indian snack, crunchy noodles made from chickpea flour) 1/2 cup for garnishing.
Procedure
- Soak flattened rice in enough water to make it moist. Do not add too much water, if added, drain it. Soak for about 5 minutes.
- Cut onion into small pieces and divide into two portions. (one for the preparation and another for garnishing)
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a deep heavy bottom pan and fry peanuts.
- Add turmeric powder, sugar and salt to the soaked flattened rice.
- In the hot oil add cumin and mustard seeds, crackle it then add green chilli, curry leaves and onion.
- Now mix soaked flattened rice well and add to the frying pan. Mix well quickly for a couple of minutes. You are almost done with this step.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves, fried peanuts, chopped onion and pomegranate seeds.
- In the picture below, your breakfast is ready. Squeeze lemon juice while serving.
Poha is ready but without Sev
- Now if you are in India you must add Sev before having it. But you can enjoy it without it if you are not in India, or it is not available to you.
Poha garnished with Sev, I always prefer to have it with crunchy Sev
Serve it hot without delay as it cools down quickly
Enjoy your hot beverage after this delicious breakfast
