Lemon Poha
Lemon Poha is a flavourful mild spicy dish made by sautéing poha with tempered spices and blended with lemon juice. Lemon poha serves as a snack and as well as a meal for lunchbox and dinner. How to make lemon poha is described in this post with step by step pictures.
Servings2
Ingredients
- 1 cup poha / aval - I used thick poha variety
- lemon juice from 1 small lemon
- salt to taste
To Temper:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1 teaspoon channa dal
- 1/2 teaspoon urad dal
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- a generous pinch hing
- 1 green chillies chopped finely
- few curry leaves
Instructions
- Squeeze juice from a small lemon, set aside.
- Add water to poha just till immersing level,leave it soaked for 3-5mins(if its thick variety).
- Add required salt.
- Meanwhile soak channa dal for 10mins.
- Heat oil in a pan – add the items under ‘to temper’ and saute till golden brown and the dals turn crisp.
- Then add soaked poha, give a stir until the seasoning is mixed evenly.
- Check for salt and adjust accordingly.
- Switch off and add the lemon juice.
- Serve Lemon Poha hot/warm!
Notes
- While tempering you can add peanuts too.
- Make sure you switch off and then add lemon juice else there are chances for the upma to become bitter.
- Instead of green chillies, you can add red chillies too.
- If you are using the thin variety of poha soak just for 2mins else it will become mushy.
- This upma is ideal for snack time especially for kids.
Nutrition Facts
Lemon Poha
Amount Per Serving (125 g)
Calories 119
Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 0.4g3%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Sodium 2150mg93%
Potassium 64mg2%
Carbohydrates 18g6%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 633IU13%
Vitamin C 215mg261%
Calcium 105mg11%
Iron 5mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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