Homemade brown rice poha recipe for better health and delightful taste - 24 Mantra Organic

Poha is made from beaten rice and can be served best as a light breakfast, as a snack for tea, and to pack in tiffins for kids.

When shopping for ingredients, always prefer organically prepared food as it promotes health benefits such as –

1. Ridding the food of pesticides or harmful chemicals.
2. No scope of water contamination.
3. Higher nutritional value and improved taste.

Poha, prepared from brown rice, can yield even better health benefits because brown rice is a rich source of dietary fibre, magnesium, and iron, which can help eliminate many initial disease symptoms.

Health Benefits of Brown Rice Poha

Check out the health benefits of including brown rice poha permanently in your diet plan –

1. Controls Blood Sugar Levels 

Poha is rich in fibre, which facilitates a steady release of sugar into the bloodstream, which prevents any sudden surge in blood sugar levels.

2. A Healthy Probiotic 

Poha is good probiotic food because it is made by parboiling paddy and then drying it out in the sun for a couple of hours. The finished product undergoes fermentation and thus retains the microbial flora from the partly digested carbs and proteins, which is healthful for the gut.

3. Healthy Carbohydrates

Poha comprises 76.9 per cent carbohydrates and 23 per cent fats. Hence, it is a healthy breakfast as these healthy carbs deliver energy to sustain life processes (Source).

4. Easily Digestible 

Poha is light on the stomach and gets digested easily. Therefore, you can have it as a first-morning meal or as a light evening snack. Poha does not cause bloating and also keeps you full for longer.

Brown rice poha recipe and ingredients

Here are the ingredients and the brown rice poha recipe that you will need to prepare this wonderful dish. Most of these are readily available, and thus, preparing brown rice poha at home should not be much of a hassle.

Ingredients

• 1 cup 100% organic brown rice flakes
• 2 green chillies, chopped
• Pinch of Asafoetida
• 2 tbsp of Oil
• 2 tbsp of Peanuts
• ¼ tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp of finely chopped Coriander leaves
• ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tbsp scraped dry Coconut for garnishing
• ¼ tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tbsp Sugar (optional)
• 2-3 tbsp of pomegranate seeds for garnishing
• 2 Onions, finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• 1 sprig of Curry leaves
• 1 tbsp fresh Lemon juice

It will help if you practice the daily consumption of organic foods as they protect the environment because of its eco-friendly cultivation practices.

Brown rice poha recipe

1. Soak the brown rice flakes in water along with a pinch of salt for about a minute. Drain and again soak the flakes in one cup of clean water for roughly 10 minutes.
2. Once the flakes have soaked up all the water, they will become soft. Sprinkle some salt and sugar on the soaked flakes and blend well.
3. Heat oil in a wok and add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add some cumin seeds followed by the curry leaves and the green chillies.
4. Add some peanuts and fry them for a few minutes.
5. Add onions followed by asafoetida and turmeric powder. Keep frying the onions until they become translucent.
6. Add the soaked and seasoned flakes and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes and ensure that everything gets mixed properly.
7. Cover the wok and leave the poha to get cooked on steam for another minute on a moderate flame.
8. Turn off the flame, and squeeze some lemon juice all over the poha.
9. Stir well and garnish using coriander leaves, scraped coconut as-well-as pomegranate seeds.

Final Words

When going through the brown rice poha recipe, you can add other ingredients as per your taste and health requirements as well. It is a healthy, low-calorie, and filling dish that is easy to prepare and hardly takes up much of your time.

Consider purchasing organic food for regular consumption as it can protect your children and family from cancer-inducing pesticides.

Try 24 Mantra Organic’s Brown Rice and savour the taste of organic goodness.