Poha is an all-time favourite as a snack or even as a breakfast option in many Indian households. Ever wondered if you could skip the oil required to prepare it! Try this quick, no-cooking involved recipe of preparing masala poha. And yes, it oil-free too! Goodness of raw vegetable simply put together with the regular flattened rice to give a healthy, tasty snacking option. So read full to know how to make poha without oil.

Ingredients

• Regular poha (Flattened rice) - 1 cup
• Capsicum chopped - 1
• Potatoes boiled & chopped - 2
• Onion chopped - 1
• Tomato – 1 chopped (de-seed and keep in a strainer to remove water)
• Veggies of choice - 1 cup
• Green chilly - 2-3
• Lemon juice- 2-3 tbsp (adjust as per taste)
• Jaggery powder – 1 -2 tsp (optional)
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Garam masala to taste - ½ tsp
• Rock Salt to taste
• Peanuts - ¼ cup (dryroasted)

Method

• Sprinkle some water on the poha ( you can use coconut water will give you good taste). Make sure poha absorbs enough water and becomes soft.
• Take the softened poha in a big bowl add all the chopped vegetables, turmeric powder, garam masala, roasted peanuts, jaggery powder (optional)salt, lemon juice and mix well.
• Decor with chopped coriander leaves.

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Eating guide

• Food group: Vegetables and grain (Poha)
• Veggies, when eaten in raw form are your best friends with every meal. Loaded with enzymes and high water content, they aid digestion. Since Poha is already a processed food, we have not cooked it any further (you can consume it as is or soaked)
• We have kept the veggies raw in this recipe to preserve the nutritional benefit.
• You could always adjust the spiciness as per your taste buds!

Hope you must have loved this healthy poha recipe, enjoy this oil free poha recipe your kids will love it too.

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