How to make Poha Chewda -
A delightful mixure of roasted poha with deep fried potato sallis and peanuts and other powdered masalas.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Nylon Poha (नायलॉन पोहा), Curry Leaves (कड़ी पत्ते )
Cuisine : Indian
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Poha Chewda Recipe Card
History of Indian cuisine dates back to nearly 5,000-years ago when various groups and cultures interacted with India that led to a diversity of flavours and regional cuisines.
Indian cuisine comprises of a number of regional cuisines. The diversity in soil type, climate, culture, ethnic group and occupations, these cuisines differ from each other mainly due to the use of locally available spices, herbs, vegetables and fruits. Indian food is also influenced by religious and cultural choices and traditions.
Foreign invasions, trade relations and colonialism had introduced certain foods to the country like potato, chillies and breadfruit.
Prep Time : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 26-30 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Poha Chewda Recipe
Nylon Poha 1 cup
Curry Leaves 4-5
Curry leaves 15-20
Dry coconut (khopra) 1/4 medium
Potatoes 2 medium
Oil to deep fry
Peanuts 1/2 cup
Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 3/4 teaspoon
Roasted chana dal (dalia) 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
Powdered sugar (optional) 1 tablespoon
Method
Step 1
Remove stems, wash green chillies and pat them dry. Wash curry leaves and pat them dry.
Step 2
Thinly slice dry coconut. Peel, wash and cut potatoes into matchstick size pieces.
Step 3
Dry roast the poha in a kadai over a medium heat until crisp. Heat oil and deep-fry the peanuts. Drain onto an absorbent paper.
Step 4
In the same oil Deep-fry potatoes till golden brown to make potato-sallis.Drain onto an absorbent paper.
Step 5
Take the roasted poha in a bowl. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Step 6
When the mustard seeds crackle add green chillies broken into half with hand. Add coconut slices and sauté.
Step 7
Add turmeric powder. Remove from the heat and add it to the poha. Mix.
Step 8
Add roasted chana dal, fried peanuts, salt, red chilli powder and mix.
Step 9
Add potato salli to the chewda. Mix well.
Step 10
Cool and store in an airtight tin. You can add powdered sugar if you so wish.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1753 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 192.6 gm
Protein : 42.6 gm
Fat : 90.5 gm
Other : Fiber- 21.9gm
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