Sweet and Spicy Poha also called kalaile povu / kolmbe pitti povu in konkani is a very easy to make, sweet and spicy vegan and gluten free snack recipe that can be prepared in less than 5 minutes. This is no onion no garlic recipe and prepared during fasting days.
This is also served with green peas usli / sundal, chane usli /sundal, upma. I will post the recipe for green peas usli soon!
Today I have used store bought sambar powder for this recipe. You can also prepare the sambar powder from scratch and use it in recipe which always tastes the best. I will post the recipe for homemade sambar powder soon.
I have also used dry grated coconut so added a teaspoon of oil in my recipe. You can make this oi-less if you are adding fresh / frozen grated coconut.
There are different ways in which this can be prepared. I will give few substitutions in the tip section.
Preparation time : 5 minutes
Serves : 2
Ingredients for Sweet and Spicy Poha
Flattened rice / Poha / Avalakki - 1 cup
Jaggery - 2 tablespoon (gur)
Red chile powder - 1 tsp
Sambar powder - 1 ½ tsp
Grated Coconut - ⅓ cup
Vegetable oil / Coconut oil - 1 teaspoon (optional)
Salt - to taste
Steps to prepare Sweet and Spicy Poha
- In a bowl add grated jaggery, red chile powder, sambar powder, grated coconut, salt and oil and mix well using hand.
- Now add the poha little by little and mix again using hand till the masala is uniformly distributed.
- Sweet and Spicy Poha is now ready. Serve immediately and enjoy. Click here for green peas usli
Tip :
- You can substitute jaggery with brown sugar or regular sugar.
- I have used dry grated coconut, so added oil. If using fresh / frozen coocnut then skip adding oil.
- You can use green chiles instead of red chile powder.
- Vary the spices as per your taste.
- You can also add coriander leaves if desired.
Nishijalota
No cooking?
Kushi
No. Use Thin poha.This is very popular in coastal karnataka!
Revathi Palani
Looks simple but fabulous.
Kushi
Thank you Revathi 🙂
Jyothi - Currytrail.in
Oh wow what a post! Love the combination of poha and masala peas! This is making me hungry now, very tempting Kushi
Kushi
Thank you so much Jyothi 🙂
Nalini Somayaji
my favourite ...poha ...it looks superb..
Kushi
Thank you Nalini 🙂