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    Home » Breakfast Recipes » Traditional Indian Breakfast Recipes » Lemon Poha | Lemon Avalakki | Breakfast Recipe

    Lemon Poha | Lemon Avalakki | Breakfast Recipe

    Jan 23, 2023 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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    Lemon Poha, quick and easy vegan breakfast with rice flakes, deliciously tempered with crunchy elements and seasoned with fresh lemon juice and salt. It takes just 15 minutes to make this colorful and zesty lemony poha.

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    Lemon aval for breakfast

    What is this Poha | Avalakki ?

    Pohaa, also known as pauwa, sira, chira, aval (அவல்) or avalakki, among many other names, is flattened rice originating from the Indian subcontinent. These flakes of rice swell when added to liquid, whether hot or cold. This easily digestible form of raw rice is very popular across India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

    Tangy Lemon Aval

    Check this Sweet Poha Flattened rice, made soft by immersing in milk, sweetened with sugar, topped with crunchy nut toppings and flavored with cardamom and cloves.

    Dahi chura, another quick recipe and a Sankranti festival special from Bihar. Thin poha is softened with fresh milk, mixed with yogurt and served with drizzle of honey , topped with fresh fruits.

    If you love a punchy poha recipe, check this Banarasi Chooda Matar, a winter special with fresh peas, coriander leaves and loads of freshly pounded black pepper.

    Check this Video on How to make Sweet Aval

    Ingredients to make this Zesty Lemon Poha

    • Poha, thick poha/aval/rice flakes is used for this recipe.
    • Spice, this tangy lemon poha uses only red chilies for spice.
    • Tempering, regular Indian tempering ingredients mustard seeds, curry leaves along hing, chana dal and cashewnuts are used in this recipe. The gorgeous yellow color is from the turmeric powder in the tempering.

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    How to Make Zesty, tangy Lemon Avalakki

    Please check recipe card below for exact measurements of each ingredient used and also for the detailed instructions

    • Take thick poha in colander and wash it under running water, let all of it become nicely wet. Let this sit in the same colander and become soft.
    • Heat a pan with oil, splutter mustard seeds and add hing, curry leaves and red chilies. Once the curry leaves turn crisp, Next add chana dal, turmeric powder and broken cashew-nuts.
    • Once the dal turns golden brown, Add the softened poha to this tempering and mix well.
    • Take it off the heat, add lemon juice, salt and mix well. Fluff the poha nicely and garnish it with fresh coriander leaves and serve.

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    Recipe Card for Lemon Avalakki

    Lemon Poha

    Lemon Poha | Lemon Avalakki | Breakfast Recipe

    Lemon Poha, quick and easy vegan breakfast with rice flakes, deliciously tempered with crunchy elements and seasoned with fresh lemon juice and salt. It takes just 15 minutes to make this colorful and zesty lemony poha.
    5 from 18 votes
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    Course: Breakfast, Snack
    Cuisine: South-Indian
    Keyword: Easy poha recipe, How to make easy poha for breakfast, Poha for breakfast, Quick and easy recipe with poha, Vegan Poha recipe
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 2 people
    Calories: 162kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup thick poha/avalakki
    • juice of 1 lemon
    • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
    • 2-3 tablespoon broken cashews
    • ½ teaspoon freshly pounded coriander seeds
    • fresh coriander for garnish

    Tempering

    • 1 tablespoon sesame oil/gingely oil
    • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds/kadugu
    • ¼ teaspoon of turmeric powder
    • ¼ teaspoon of hing/asafoetida
    • 1 teaspoon chana dal/gram dal/Kadalai paruppu
    • 3-4 nos red chilies round variety
    • a strand of curry leaf

    Instructions

    • Take the poha in a colander and wash under running water for 30 seconds, it will become soft. Let it sit on the counter until use.
    • In a tava, heat oil given tempering, splutter mustard seeds, add hing, curry leaves and red chilies.
    • Once the curry leaves turn crisp, add chana dal, turmeric powder and broken cashew-nuts. 
    • Once the dal turns golden brown, add the fluffypoha and turn off the stove.
    • Add lemon juice to this, mix, finally add salt, fluff it well and serve it hot garnished with fresh coriander leaves. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 583mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 3mg

    Disclaimer

    I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.

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    This colorful, zesty and zingy lemon poha tastes best when served hot straight from the stove. It can be packed for breakfast for school or office.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Srivalli

      April 14, 2016 at 2:10 pm

      This reminds me that its been so long since I made a poha at home…yellow colour is always so inviting..

      Reply
    2. Pavani

      April 14, 2016 at 2:34 pm

      This is one of my go-to breakfast dish. Such a quick and easy dish and tastes great too. Love the lemon flavor in here.

      Reply
    3. cookingwithsapana

      April 14, 2016 at 4:04 pm

      Lemon poha is a staple or the lazy days when I do not want to cook much.Looks totally delicious.

      Reply
    4. MySpicyKitchen

      April 14, 2016 at 7:24 pm

      Poha is usually a go to recipe for many. Lemon poha looks flavorful

      Reply
    5. Suma Gandlur

      April 14, 2016 at 8:38 pm

      Such an easy and yummy option for lazy days. Love it. The coconut one and the onion versions are common to all south Indian and few other states, I guess. An authentic Karnataka version would be gojjavalakki, where the poha is pounded coarsely like rava, soaked in tamarind juice and jaggery and then prepared. You may already know it.☺

      Reply
    6. Priya Suresh

      April 14, 2016 at 8:46 pm

      Just want to finish that bowl, prefect to finish my dinner rite now.

      Reply
    7. Srividhya

      April 15, 2016 at 4:06 am

      super cool. Always tried plain poha but lemon rice and lemon sevai. Never thought with poha.. will definitely try it.

      Reply
    8. Gayathri Kumar

      April 15, 2016 at 9:49 am

      Wow, this looks so tempting. We like booth poha and lemon but never tried it together. Next time I am preparing this for breakfast..

      Reply
    9. Amara’s cooking

      April 15, 2016 at 9:54 am

      That's a very inviting bowl of poha, looks yummy:)

      Reply
    10. Nalini's Kitchen

      April 15, 2016 at 11:03 pm

      Such an easy and healthy breakfast option,nice captures Priya..

      Reply
    11. Harini R

      April 16, 2016 at 3:00 am

      A very flavorful and lemony bowl of poha

      Reply
    12. Smruti Ashar

      April 17, 2016 at 4:42 pm

      Poha is my go to breakfast recipe on busy mornings. Yours looks amazing!!

      Reply
    13. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

      April 20, 2016 at 3:22 am

      Poha is definitely a very staple ingredient to have in the kitchen. Love cooking any dish with it and this lemon poha looks delicious.

      Reply
    14. Kalyani

      April 20, 2016 at 5:56 am

      Avalakki is a staple breakfast in our place too, even while growing up ! loved the addition of pounded coriander seeds 🙂

      Reply
    15. vaishali sabnani

      April 26, 2016 at 5:52 pm

      I am no great fan of poha but these look delicious..lemon poha sounds great.

      Reply
    16. Chef Mireille

      May 01, 2016 at 3:59 pm

      Pradnya made a yummy bowl of poha for breakfast when I was in Mumbai and loved it entirely – this version looks just as delicious

      Reply
    17. Unknown

      May 27, 2016 at 6:55 am

      This one is a perfect choice for a lazy morning and my favorite breakfast….yummm

      Reply
    18. Unknown

      June 05, 2016 at 12:21 pm

      the clicks looks awesome. Poha is very inviting. Would love to much it during evening times

      Reply
    19. Gloria

      January 24, 2023 at 12:21 am

      5 stars
      I love everything lemon. Having it for breakfast sounds like a delicious idea.

      Reply
    20. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

      January 25, 2023 at 3:55 am

      5 stars
      I am I love with this lemon aval. Such a quick and easy recipe and so delicious. In fact I was having a hard time deciding what to make for dinner and now I know what to make.

      Reply
    21. Julie @ Running in a Skirt

      January 25, 2023 at 5:56 am

      5 stars
      I’ve been looking for some different breakfast recipes and this poha is it! Such gorgeous flavors and colors in this. So delicious for the family.

      Reply

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