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Indori Poha
The one the city argues about
Fifty-six shops, one breakfast, zero consensus. What they agree on is the jeeravan that goes over the top at the last second — never stirred in.
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Authentic Indori Poha preparation

Bunty
- Time
- 15 min
- Effort
- Easy
- Heat
Everything that goes in
सामग्री
- 2 cups thick poha
- 1 onion, fine chopped
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 8–10 curry leaves
- 2 green chillies, slit
- 1 tsp sugar
- Juice of half a lemon
- Sev, coriander and raw onion to finish
Plus these off the shelf
Serve with · Hot jalebi, if you are doing it properly.
Get the blendsMethod
MP special- १PrepRinse thick poha in a colander until just soft. Never soak it — it turns to paste.
- २TadkaTemper mustard, curry leaf and green chilli in hot oil. Add haldi and a pinch of lal mirch.
- ३StirFold the poha through off the heat, with sugar and lemon. Do not stir it hard.
- ४ChutkiSprinkle jeeravan over the top at the table. Sev, onion, coriander, done.
The one thingJeeravan goes on at the end. Cook it in and you lose the whole point of it.
Saath mein banaate hain
आइए, साथ में बनाते हैं।
Cook it with him, step by step.
He works a real chulha — the vessel changes with the step, the flame comes up for a tadka, and you can hear the whole thing. Sound on.
तैयारी· Prep
पहले तैयारी कर लीजिए।
Get your prep done first.
Indori Poha · step 1 of 4
Quick · Indore
Indori Poha
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Prep · तैयारी
Rinse thick poha in a colander until just soft. Never soak it — it turns to paste.
