Coconut Poha
Coconut Poha is a mild & flavourful dish made by sautéing soaked poha with grated coconut & tempered spices. Coconut poha is easy and quick recipe that could help you when you are struggling with time. How to make Coconut Poha is described in this recipe with step by step pictures.
Servings2
Ingredients
- 1 cup poha / aval I used thick variety
- 1/4 cup coconut
- 5 nos cashews broken
- 1/2 teaspoon ghee
- salt to taste
To Temper :
- 1.5 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon urad dal / jeera
- 1/8 teaspoon hing
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 2 green chillies sliced
Instructions
- Soak aval for 3-5mins (depends on the variety of aval you use), Set aside.
- In a pan heat ghee and roast the cashews until golden brown, set aside.
- In the same pan heat oil – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ let it splutter.
- Then drain water from aval and add it to the tempered items,add required salt.
- Give a quick stir then add coconut and mix well.
- Finally add in cahsews and switch off.
- Serve Coconut Poha hot with coconut chutney or any chutney of your choice!
Notes
- Adjust soaking time according to the poha variety. If its thin poha then take it immediately after a min or so after soaking, else it will get mushy.
- If you prefer you can even add chopped onions after tempering. You can replace green chillies with red chillies while tempering.
- For a variation you can even use jeera while tempering.
Nutrition Facts
Coconut Poha
Amount Per Serving (125 g)
Calories 162
Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 3mg1%
Sodium 2200mg96%
Potassium 90mg3%
Carbohydrates 18g6%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 270IU5%
Vitamin C 19mg23%
Calcium 61mg6%
Iron 5mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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