TOMATO POHA RECIPE / TOMATO AVALAKKI RECIPE / THAKKALI AVAL
Tomato poha recipe is an easy and tasty variation to the usual lemon poha .
Ingredients
- 2 cups Poha / Beaten Rice / Avalakki, thick variety must
- 1 no onion, chopped
- 3 nos Tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup Green peas / Matar
- 1 medium size Carrot, ( optional)
- 1 no Green Capsicum, chopped
- 2-3 no Green Chilli, slit
- 2-3 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
- 1 small piece Ginger, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder /Haldi
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder
- few Pudina / Mint leaves, optional
- few Coriander leaves, finely chopped
- Salt to taste
to temper
- 3-4 tsp Oil
- 1 no Bay leaf / Tej pata
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds saunf
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds / jeera
Instructions
- Wash the Poha in water and drain it using a strainer and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a Kadai. Add bay leaf , saunf and jeera . Let it crackle.
- Add chopped onion, ginger garlic, green chilli and green peas. Saute for 2-3 mins till raw smell goes.
- Add in chopped tomatoes, saute till it becomes mushy. Add little salt while sauteing .. speeds up the process of cooking.
- Once the tomatoes are mushy, add capsicumchopped carrot , few pudina leaves, Haldi, salt, red chilli powder and garam masala powder. Saute for a minute.
- Add in the drained poha and mix everything gently.
- Sprinkle little water, cover it with a lid and let it cook for 5-10 minutes or until the poha is cooked completely. Once done, garnish with coriander leaves, mix well and turn off the heat.
- Enjoy the Tomato Poha hot as such or with raita.