In a rapid fire round if you are asked, "Name a healthy breakfast food", what will your instant answer be? For most of the people, it will surely be poha or flattened rice. However, it has different ...

Few breakfast dishes arouse as much passion as poha. Who would have thought that the humble flattened rice can trigger such culinary chauvinism? The South Indians also quibble over whose idli is ...

Aval upma is a popular south Indian dish. There are a few dishes that make a regular appearance in our breakfast menu - upma being one of them. South Indian upma is a quick and easy dish made with ...

I streamed through my college years in Pune, drawing energy for my multitude of activities from a power-packed poha breakfast every day. For a South Indian used to idlis and uppma, poha was the ...

1. Kanda Batata Poha: This tangy, spicy Maharashtrian dish has gained national fame with small local variations being made in other states too. The sweet blandness of the mashed potato combines ...

Rediff reader Charulata Rao shares a traditional recipe that can be made in a jiffy. Gokulashtami or Janmashtami is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Krishna. "Aval (poha or flattened rice) ...

When I was a child, my grandmother had a stock of six-seven stories and they were narrated in rotation. The story of Kuchelan, better known as Sudama in north India, was one of my favourites. This is ...

We bring you poha unique dishes from across the country. Try one each day of the week for a hearty breakfast! A bowl of cooked poha delivers about 250 calories, and with the addition of vegetables, ...

You can use poha to make a spongy, instant dhokla using just a few simple ingredients. Combine 1 cup curd and 1 cup water in a bowl. Add ½ cup roughly crushed poha, ½ cup semolina, 1 tsp green chilli ...