Maharashtrian Poha: A Crowd-Pleasing And Filling Snack

By Krati Purwar

September 6, 2025

Poha is a filling snack or breakfast dish. While there are different ways to prepare it, the Maharashtrian variant rules all. Here is the recipe you should try out.

Ingredients

1/4 cup peanuts 1.5 cups poha ¼ tsp cumin, turmeric 4-5 curry leaves ¾ tsp mustard seeds Salt to taste 2 tbsp oil ⅓ tsp hing ¾ cup sliced onion 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp coriander leaves 1 slit green chilli

Step 1

Heat oil and let cumin seeds and mustard seeds crackle.

Step 2

Add turmeric powder, green slit chilli, and curry leaves.

Step 3

Sauté sliced onions and peanuts. Sprinkle hing.

Step 4

Add soaked poha and fluff it up along with salt.

Step 5

Toss it until everything turns yellow and cook with a lid on.

Step 6

Finish it with lemon juice and coriander leaves.