Poha Nasta Recipe | Healthy Steamed Vada

Poha Nasta Recipe | Healthy Steamed Vada – Perfect Breakfast Recipe with detailed photo and video recipe. An easy and simple tasty snack meal made with beaten rice, semolina, yogurt, and spices. It can be a perfect tasty breakfast meal if not as an evening tea-time snack or starter with a spicy or tangy condiment or chutney recipe. Unlike the traditional vada recipes which are prepared by deep frying, these are made by steaming and also do not contain any additional soda and fermentation steps.

Poha Nasta Recipe | Healthy Steamed Vada – Perfect Breakfast Recipe with step-by-step photo and video recipe. Poha or a combination of rava and poha have always been one of the popular choices in Indian cuisine. It is typically made as khichdi or upma which makes it one of the popular choices for breakfast or a simple meal. However, the same combination can also be used for simple snacks and poha nasta recipes or also known as Healthy Steamed Vada is one such breakfast or snack recipe.

I am not a huge fan of poha recipes, but the snacks prepared out of it are my super favorite. Particularly, the deep-fried snacks made with poha or rava are my favorite. However, it is not a healthy option as it can soak or absorb more oil while deep frying. However, these steamed poha vadas can be the best alternative. Basically, these vadas are shaped like medu vada or donuts and later steamed like idlis. In other words, there is no oil, no soda, and more importantly no fermentation to prepare the dough. Once the dough is prepared it can be shaped to any shape and then steamed in any steamer. This should make an ideal breakfast or snack and is best served with spicy chutney recipes like red chutney or green chutney. Do try this recipe and let me know if you liked it for breakfast or any other meal.

In addition, do visit my other related and additional tips, suggestions, and variants to the poha nasta recipe. Firstly, in this recipe, I have used thick poha and it is the most preferred one for this recipe. Having said that, you may also use other types of poha like medium or thin poha. But it is more reactive to water and can be mushy very soon, hence you need to be careful while using it. Secondly, once these dumplings are steamed, I have served these with spicy chutney. But if you wish, you can sautee it with oil, mustard, and green chilies to add more flavor to it. Lastly, these contain all the spices and herbs in them. Therefore, it can be served as it is without any sides or condiments. Yet, you can also serve it with pickle, chutney, dips, or even butter.

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Poha Nasta video recipe:

Recipe Card for Healthy Steamed Vada:

How to make poha nasta with step-by-step photos:

1. firstly, in a mixer jar take 1 cup poha and ½ cup rava.
   
2. grind to a coarse powder.
   
3. transfer the powdered poha suji mixture to a large bowl.
   
4. add 1 tsp cumin, ¾ tsp salt and 1 cup curd.
   
5. mix well making sure everything is well combined.
   
6. now add ½ cup water or as required and form a dough texture batter.
   
7. cover and rest for 10 minutes allowing suji and poha to absorb well.
   
8. add 2 tbsp coriander, 1 chilli, few curry leaves, pinch hing and ½ tsp chilli flakes.
   
9. mix well combining everything well.
   
10. with your wet hands, pinch a ball-sized dough and shape it.
    
11. flatten it slightly and make a hole in the centre.
    
12. place in a steamer and steam for 15 minutes.
    
13. finally, enjoy Poha Nasta Recipe with spicy chutney.
    

Notes:

• firstly, make sure to soak the suji and poha well. else the vada will not turn soft.
• also, adding curd gives a nice tanginess to the vada. you can replace it with 1 tsp lemon juice.
• additionally, after steaming the vada, you can pan roast to get crispiness.
• finally, Poha Nasta Recipe can also be packed in the lunch box.