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Paneer Poha

Paneer poha is a quick and easy breakfast dish made with paneer, indian cottage cheese and poha/rice flakes.
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Easy poha recipe, How to make poha, Paneer recipe, Poha recipe, Protein rich breakfast, Quick and easy poha recipe, Quick breakfast recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories

Ingredients

  • 3 cups poha thick rice flakes
  • 100 grams frozen paneer cubes indian cottage cheese
  • 2 no medium sized carrots`
  • 1 no medium sized onion
  • 1 no medium sized tomato
  • 2 nos green chilies
  • 4 tablespoon freshly grated coconut
  • ½ teaspoon red chili flakes
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • a sprig of curry leaf

Tempering

  • 2 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds kadugu
  • teaspoon hing/asafoetida
  • 1 teaspoon chana dal/ gram dal
  • 1 teaspoon urad dal/ split black gram dal
  • 2-3 tablespoon peanuts

Instructions

  • Take poha/rice flakes in a colander and run it under water to make it soft. Do not soak the poha, it will become mushy. Show it under running water and make sure all of it gets wet, just for 5 seconds. Let it sit, until use
  • Take onion, tomato, green chilies, curry leaves in a chopper and chop it roughly. Remove this on to a plate. Peel and chop the carrots roughly and run them in the chopper too.
  • In a kadai, heat oil given under tempering, when it is hot, splutter mustard seeds, next add hing.
  • Now add the chopped onion-tomato mixture to the oil and saute for a minute. Next add the chopped carrots to this and saute for another minute.
  • Add tumeric powder, red chili flakes and salt to this and mix well. Next add the paneer cubes to this. We are adding frozen paneer cubes straight from the freezer.
  • Next add the grated coconut to this, cover and cook for 8-10 minutes in a simmer flame for the veggies to turn tender.
  • Remove the cover and check, add the softened poha to this and mix well. Now lets us get on to adding crunchy elements to the poha
  • Heat a teaspoon of oil in a tadka pan, when it is hot add chana dal, urad dal and peanuts to this. Saute and when the dal turns golden brown add this to the poha. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot.

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Notes

  • I m adding chana dal,urad dal and peanuts at the end, as they might get soggy if added in the beginning
  • If you like adding dal to the tempering and sauteing the veggies, then pls go ahead and do that way.
  • Frozen paneer cubes, get softened when the veggies are getting done. 
  • I have used carrots, you can add any veggies, like cauliflower, peas, potatoes, capsicums etc. Just adjust the cooking time accordingly.