poha
9.3
A cooked breakfast dish of flattened rice with spices, vegetables, and nuts
- noun
- Indian
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poha
- Many people in India enjoy poha as a light and healthy morning meal.
Examples
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I love eating poha for breakfast.
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He learned to cook poha after moving to Mumbai for work.
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For breakfast, she prepared a plate of poha with peas and peanuts.
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Have you tried poha with peanuts?
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A popular breakfast dish in India is poha, often served with onions and peanuts.
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For a quick meal, you can prepare poha by adding vegetables like peas and carrots.
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My mother makes delicious poha, flavored with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
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Etymology
Poha comes from Marathi and Hindi, where the word simply names 'flattened rice'. Because people often cook these flakes into a quick breakfast, poha also means the cooked dish you eat in the morning.