Poha

The most basic recipe ever except for the use of lima beans in place of green peas. Lima beans are a good source of complete protein. Read all about them on WH Foods website.

Ingredients

2 cups thick poha
1 cup diced potatoes (1 medium size potato)
1/2 cup lima beans
1/2 cup cauliflower cut into small pieces (roughly the size of diced potato)
1/2 cup chopped onions
2-3 tsp olive oil
a pinch of hint (asafetida)
2 tsp mustard seeds
1-2 tsp skinless split udad dal (optional)
4-5 curry leaves
1 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder (adjust to taste)
2 tsp salt (adjust to taste)
2 tsp lemon juice (or, juice of half a lemon)
1/4 to 1/3 cup water (60-80ml) water
Fresh coriander, chopped for garnish

Method

1. Put the poha into a colander and rinse under running water 1-2 times, drain all water and keep aside. Poha will absorb water and fluff up by the time you are ready to add it to the dish.Some people would like to season the poha at this stage with salt, turmeric and lemon juice but I prefer to leave it alone. 
2. Heat oil in a wide-pan (like a skillet or frying pan).
3. Add a pinch of hing, mustard seeds, udad dal and cover with a lid for up to a minute. Otherwise, you'll have only a few mustard seeds left inside the pan with the rest of it all over the kitchen. So have a lid ready in one hand. Or, take the pan off the heat for a minute. 
4. Next, add the curry leaves and onions and stir for a minute or two. 
5. Add the potatoes, lima beans, cauliflower, turmeric, chill powder, and fry for one two minutes. 
6. Add 1/4 cup water and salt. 
7. Cover with lid and cook on a slow flame until water has evaporated and potatoes are done. Add more water if needed. This should take about 10 minutes.  
8. Once done, add lemon juice and poha and stir gently to mix it in. 
9. Sprinkle chopped fresh coriander and give it a gentle mix. 

Thick poha

Thick poha, fluffed up 

Lima beans

All veggies in

Along with the spices

Just after adding water

Ready to eat!

Notes:

1. I would love to add finely chopped fresh green chillies instead of red chill powder if I were making it just for myself. 
2. The other ingredients I like to see in poha are carrots, sprouted mung beans and sprouted kale chane (black chickpeas, or whole bengal gram). But these will require extra cooking time, especially kala chana. 
3. Its fine to use frozen mixed veggies too which normally include peas, sweet corn, carrots and green beans.