Poha

Poha
Course	Snack
Place of origin	India
Region or state	Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, West Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat and Rajasthan
Associated cuisine	India
Main ingredients	rice, chilies, onions, mustard seed, peanuts, cumin seeds, and curry leaves

Poha/Pohe is an Indian breakfast and snack prepared in the cuisines of the Indian states of Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, TamilNadu, Gujarat, Goa and Rajasthan.^[1]

Preparation

Each Indian state has its own version of this snack. In the state of Maharashtra, this dish is typically called 'Kande pohe' meaning pohe with onions. To prepare this dish pohe (flattened and processed rice) is first soaked and rinsed in water, then drained and cooked with onions, potatoes and roasted peanuts with a tadka of mustard seeds, hing, turmeric, cumin seeds, fresh green chilies, and kadipatta (or curry leaves). It is a popular snack that is also sold in local restaurants and food stalls. In home recipes, people also add other vegetables such as peas and corn to it.^{[citation needed]}

Other simple variations in the Southern states include cooking it in sour buttermilk with only a tadka of green chillies, mustard seeds, urad dal, and kadipatta.