Poha(flattened Rice) Upma

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Poha(flattened Rice) Upma

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-Poha upma is another variety of upma for breakfast among many varities of upma.This is popular in india.

Ingredients

-5 cups thick poha(flattened rice)

-3 sliced onions

-3 dry red chillies

-salt as per taste

-one large potato sliced

-one diced carrot

-few curry leaves

- tsp cumin and mustard

-tsp split black gram

Tempering

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-Take little oil in vessel and add oil to it. when is heated add cumin,mustard seeds.when they splutter add split black gram

Add Curry Leaves and Dry Red Chillies

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-Next add few curry leaves and dry red chillies and saute for few seconds

Add Sliced Onions

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-Add chopped onions and a pinch of turmeric and saute until they are cooked

Add Diced Potato and Carrots

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-Add diced potatoes and carrot and mix everything.close the lid and cook for some time

Soak Flattened Rice in Water

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-Take 5 cups of flattened rice in bowl and add water it. soak poha in water for 5 minutes.After 5 minutes poha becomes soft.

Add Salt As Per Taste

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-Once veggies are cooked add salt as per taste and mix

Squeeze Poha

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-squeeze water from poha and slowly add little by little after squeezing to the cooked veggies.

Mixing

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-After adding poha,mix everything so that poha coats entirely with spices and cooked veggies

Add Lime Juice

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Finally add lime juice and serve hot