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breakfast, comfort food, Easy Meals, How to, indian food nomenclature, simple, Snacks, Tea  /  June 7, 2014

Pohe and Adrakwali Chai (Ginger Tea)

by Kanika Samra
Homemade Ginger Tea
Adrakwali Chai ~ Milky Ginger Tea

Of long moves, packing and snacks, Pohe – flattened rice flakes and pots full of tea.

The long silence that we’ve had on this blog is thanks to hectic activity in the past couple of days. It’s’ the season of moves. While my husband and I are moving home, Akkta is going forth to start a Masters and my parents are moving homes too! All the best to Akkta for her new endeavour, may she shine bright and make us all proud! As far as our move, it’s bitter-sweet. If there is an ideal time period to settle into a town, I would peg it at 3 years. That’s how long we have been in our current township and just as the routes were getting mapped on our brains and we were developing rapports with eatery owners (foodie alert!), grocers, local businesses; it’s time to up and move.

Boxed and packed
Packing Up

Moving – an adventure, a deep dive into memories and a massive clean up

Every move is challenging and exciting. As a child I always loved them, though for an army kid I led a fairly settled life and didn’t hop a school each year. While the rearrangement of furniture according to a new floor plan appeals to the decorator within, the process of packing and unpacking is a tiring but cathartic experience. There are so many memories that get hidden behind the new; each layer that I remove from the bookshelf or wardrobe takes me back a few months or even a year. It’s a revelation of all that we’ve done, thought and heard from others we know. But these reminisces aside, moving is about a massive spring clean up. If you grew up in India with those floor to ceiling built-in wardrobes, you know what I mean by the ‘kabhi toh kaam aayega‘ (will be useful someday) category of things stored in the topmost shelves. Almost always, writing from experience, those things never get used. Out of sight is literally out of mind and usually a death knell for the junk rotting up there. I know some who compulsively store things, (hoarder is too harsh!) I am sure you know a few too! So, while I try to clear the clutter and pack up, I am sharing with you one of my favorite snack time/ breakfast combinations- Pohe with a cup of Ginger tea.

Pohe – an easy snack and quick breakfast

Total Cooking Time ~ 30 minutes

Pohe are flattened rice that are used mostly in rice-growing belts of the Indian subcontinent to prepare snacks. Though my family comes from north-western India, Pohe have been a part of our food repertoire for at least three generations. The version I grew up eating is a common preparation in Maharashtra. My father was posted there, but before my parents, my grandparents had already set the foundations for an inclusive and adaptive cooking style.

Prep: 10 minutes, Active cooking: 15 minutes.

Serves 4

Ingredients for Pohe

  • Poha (flattened rice), 2 cups, dry
  • Cooking oil, 3-4 tbsp
  • Curry leaves/kadi patta, 7-10
  • Green chillies, 2
  • Mustard seeds/Rai, 1 tsp
  • Peanuts, 1/2 cup
  • Onion,chopped, 1
  • Turmeric powder,1/2 to 1 tsp
  • Red chilly powder, 1/2 tsp
  • Salt and pepper to taste. (1 tsp approximately)
  • Frozen mixed vegetables, 1 cup
  • Lime/lemon, 1/2

Process

First, measure and put the pohe in a large bowl. To clean them you can do a visual check first to remove any chaff that might still be in there, this is made from rice after all! Then, wash it. Do not mush it in your hand. Gently fill the bowl of poha with water and run your hand though them. Drain the water, it will most likely be milky. Fill the bowl again and repeat until water runs clear, usually by the third wash. Next, strain pohe in a colander or large sieve and let them sit while you prepare the base or tadka.

Washed Pohe
Straining Washed Pohe

Tadka/base

Wash curry leaves, chillies and peeled onions. Thinly chop the onion and the chillies.

Next in a wok or pan, heat oil. To this add rai seeds and washed curry leaves. Once the two are cracklings throw in the peanuts. I do not deep fry but let them roast until reddish-brown.

Mixed veggies and tadka
Tadka for Pohe

Once the peanuts are done, add onions. Cook for just a minute or two. I like to keep the onions a little crunchy. Add seasonings and mix well. Off late I have started adding about a cup of mixed vegetables, if you want to then do it at this stage. Let them cook for about 5 minutes or until soft.

Pohe for a light snack.
Ready!

Bring it all together

Finally, add the pohe that have been sitting in the sieve. Mix well with the base, turn the heat to low and cover. After a few minutes, uncover and add squeeze the juice of half a lime. Serve hot, garnished with coriander and accompanied with some hot and spicy tomato ketchup and homemade mint coriander chutney.

Pohe and Chutney
Pohe with Mint Coriander Chutney

Adrakwali Chai (Ginger tea)

If you are like me then you want the snack and tea to be ready together.
Since making tea doesn’t require too much preparation, you will be able to manage it quite well. Tea is my favourite morning and evening beverage 🙂

Ginger Tea
Tea and Biscuits!

Let’s make adrakwali chai

Time: 12 to 15 minutes

You will need a medium sized saucepan and a sieve. Cups or mugs to serve tea.

Ingredients

  • Adrak/Ginger, 1 inch piece sliced
  • Water, 3 cups
  • Milk, about 1 cup
  • Tea leaves, 2-3 tsp
  • Sugar, to taste

Process

This post is like an addendum to an earlier post about tea seasonings. I had thought earlier about writing a post on ginger tea, it is a staple in the winter months, but took a while to finally get to it.

Look at the post here to see the process of making tea. It is simple, add water to a pot, put in the ginger. When using ginger, wash it well, peel it and then crush it with a pestle before adding it to the pot. Before you add tea leaves let the ginger come to a boil with the water – you will be able to smell ginger in the air in a bit. That’s when it’s ready for the tea leaves. Let them boil for at least 5 minutes before adding milk. Depending on how dark you like your tea you can vary the time and the quantity of milk.

Strain the concoction into mugs/cups and serve it hot. Enjoy with some pohe!

Pohe – favorite snack
Pohe

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Pohe and Adrakwali Chai (Ginger Tea)
2019-04-24 10:39:24
Serves 4
Pohe or flattened rice are a common breakfast and snack in many regions of India, especially Maharashtra. Try this recipe for a comfort meal that is ready in minutes and refresh yourself with a cup of tea.
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
15 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
15 min
Pohe
  1. Poha (flattened rice), 2 cups, dry
  2. Cooking oil, 3-4 tbsp
  3. Curry leaves/kadi patta, 7-10
  4. Green chillies, 2
  5. Mustard seeds/Rai, 1 tsp
  6. Peanuts, 1/2 cup
  7. Onion,chopped, 1
  8. Turmeric powder,1/2 to 1 tsp
  9. Red chilly powder, 1/2 tsp
  10. Salt and pepper to taste. (1 tsp approximately)
  11. Frozen mixed vegetables, 1 cup
  12. Lime/lemon, 1/2
Adrakwali Chai
  1. Adrak/Ginger, 1 inch piece sliced
  2. Water, 3 cups
  3. Milk, about 1 cup
  4. Tea leaves, 2-3 tsp
  5. Sugar, to taste
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Poh
  1. First, measure and put the pohe in a large bowl.
  2. To clean them you can do a visual check first to remove any chaff that might still be in there then fill a bowl with water and gently wash the pohe.
  3. Discard water, fill again and repeat until it runs clear.
  4. Finally strain the pohe in a colander or large sieve and let it sit while you prepare and make the base.
Tadka/base
  1. Wash curry leaves, chillies and the peeled onions.
  2. Thinly chop the onion and the chillies.
  3. Next in a wok or pan, heat oil, to this add rai seeds and washed curry leaves.
  4. Once the two are cracklings throw in the peanuts - fry until reddish-brown.
  5. Once they are done, add the chopped onions and until translucent.
  6. Add the seasonings and mix well.
  7. Add about a cup of mixed vegetables, if you want to then do it at this stage, let them cook for about 5 minutes.
Combine Pohe and Tadka
  1. Finally, add the pohe that have been sitting in the sieve.
  2. Mix well with the base, turn the heat to low and cover.
  3. Squeeze juice of half a lime, garnish with chopped coriander and serve with some hot and spicy tomato ketchup and homemade mint coriander chutney.
Adrakwali Chai
  1. When using ginger, wash it well, peel it and then crush it with a pestle before boiling it in water.
  2. Add water to a pot, put in the ginger and bring it to a boil.
  3. Once fragrant so that you can smell ginger, add tea leaves and continue to boil for a few minutes or until the desired color.
  4. Finally, add milk.
  5. Bring back to a boil and turn off the heat.
  6. Let it sit for a minute before sieving into cups.
  7. Serve with pohe or other snacks, crisps or pastries.
Notes
  1. Depending on how dark you like your tea you can vary the time and the quantity of milk.
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