A oil-free brunch

Poha(rice flakes) is used for breakfast/snack in India. Serves well as a filling brunch.It is one of the simplest thing to cook. The variations for this recipe are many. Every household has their own way. One of the best I tasted was prepared by my SIL.I liked her way, it gave a refreshing flavour, a good change then my usual way.Recently, I experimented my own recipe's oil free version. I kept everything as is, simply removed the oil & frying bit from there. So as usual this included a lot more stirring and covering and addition of water. Always prepare oil free dishes in low-medium heat.

Following is how I cooked it

Ingridients:
Poha/pawa(rice flakes)
2 tomatoes
1 medium onion
2-3 green chillies
A handful of peanuts
1tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
1 tbsp Chana dal (split chick pea/garbanzo beans)
1 tbsp white urad dal(white matpe bean)
Corriander leaves for garnishing


Method:
1. Wash the poha well until water runs clear, drain the water out well (turning on a seive helps) and set aside.
2. Chop the green chillies, onions,tomatoes and corriander finely.
3. heat a pan, add the chana dal and urad dal, peanuts and brown them.
4. Add the chopped green chillies, onion, and dry-fry them, stirring often and covering in between.
5. Add salt(to taste), and cook covered for 1-2 minutes, until onions are cooked.
6. Add the turmeric powder. fry well for a minute. Make sure you fry the turmeric powder well, else it can leave a raw smell of turmeric beind, which is not very soothing.
7.Add the chopped tomatoes.
8. Cook covered until tomatoes leave some water, stirring ocassionally.
9. When tomatoes leave water, if it feels very dry/less water, add a tbsp of water, and cover.
10. Add the drained poha, mix well to coat with the mixture in the pan and leave covered for a minute.
11.Garnish with the chopped corriander and serve.
12. Optionally, add a few drops of lime juice.

Note: you can also add chopped vegetables(peas goes very well with this recipe). Microwave the vegetables beforehad, and add after the tomatoes in step 7 , in this recipe.