Chura Matar Recipe – How to make Banarasi Matar Poha Recipe – Healthy Indian Breakfast Recipes

What does Poha mean?

Poha is flattened rice / beaten rice or dry rice flakes. It is a popularly known ingredient across India and used in a wide range of dishes including breakfast, lunch, snack and dessert recipes.

What is Chura Matar?

Poha is one of the best Indian breakfast recipes which is healthy and very easy to prepare. In India, every state has its own poha variation and Chura Matar is Banarasi style of making the classic poha. This can also be served as an evening snack with a cup of hot coffee.

What is Chura Matar made of?

Chura Matar or Matar Poha is a kind of dish that doesn’t require onion and garlic. The main ingredients of this Indian Street Food are green peas and cilantro. In general, poha needs to be soaked in water before you prepare a dish. But you will have to soak them in milk instead of water in this case.

Which kind of Poha is used to make Banarasi Poha?

You shouldn’t use a thin variety of Poha in this recipe. Thick or medium-thick poha will work well.

Few More Poha Recipes:

• Atukula Pulihora
• Thayir Aval
• Sweet Poha
• Coconut Poha
• Poha Vada
• Methi Poha
• Poha Peanut Laddu
• Tomato Poha
• Corn Poha
• Dahi Chura

How to Make Chura Matar Recipe Video below:

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Banarasi Chura Matar Recipe

A popular Banarasi breakfast made with poha, green peas and coriander leaves. Healthy, delicious and very quick recipe.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: authentic, easy breakfast, healthy snack, Indian breakfast

Servings: 2 people

Calories: 597kcal

Author: Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups Poha ( Thick Flattened Rice )
• 1.5 cup Green Peas
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1/2 cup Coriander Leaves
• 2 tsp Chopped Ginger
• 2 Green Chillies
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder optional
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
• 1 - 2 tsp Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 2 tbsp Oil
• Salt to taste

Instructions

• Soak the poha in milk for 15 minutes and keep it aside.
• Wash and chop the coriander leaves and set aside.
  
• Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds and fry until aromatic.
  
• Add the chopped ginger and green chillies and fry for a couple of minutes.
  
• Add the green peas to it and fry for 2 minutes.
  
• Add the chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
• Add turmeric powder, salt, sugar and pepper powder and combine well.
  
• Add little water. Cover with a lid and let it cook until the peas are cooked and water is evaporated.
• Now add the soaked poha to it and mix until well combined. Adjust the salt.
  
• Cover with a lid and let it cook another 5 minutes on a low flame.
  
• Finally add the garam masala and lemon juice. Mix everything until well combined and turn off the flame.
  
• Serve hot with a cup of tea or coffee.
  

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Notes

Turmeric powder is completely optional.

Nutrition

Calories: 597kcal | Carbohydrates: 96g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 185mg | Potassium: 430mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 1200IU | Vitamin C: 55.8mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 2.8mg

Banarasi Matar Poha Recipe with Step by Step Photos:

• Soak the poha in milk for 15 minutes and keep it aside.
• Wash and chop the coriander leaves and set aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds and fry until aromatic.
• Add the green peas to it and fry for 2 minutes.
• Add the chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
• Add turmeric powder, salt, sugar and pepper powder and combine well.

• Add little water. Cover with a lid and let it cook until the peas are cooked and water is evaporated.
• Now add the soaked poha to it and mix until well combined. Adjust the salt.
• Cover with a lid and let it cook another 5 minutes on a low flame.
• Finally, add the garam masala and lemon juice. Mix everything until well combined and turn off the flame.
• Serve hot with a cup of Ginger Tea or Lemon Tea.