North Indian
Doodh Poha (Milk Poha)
Doodh Poha (Milk Poha) is North Indian home cooking, eaten at breakfast. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups thin poha (flattened rice)
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 sliced banana
- 8 chopped almonds
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
How to cook it
- Rinse the thin poha briefly in a sieve under running water, then drain well and let it sit for a few minutes to soften.
- Warm the milk in a small pan or in the microwave until it is hot but not boiling.
- Stir the sugar and cardamom powder into the warm milk until the sugar dissolves.
- Divide the softened poha among bowls and pour the warm sweet milk over it.
- Top with the sliced banana and chopped almonds and serve right away while the milk is still warm.
Serve it with
A North Indian breakfast is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Doodh Poha (Milk Poha), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Doodh Poha (Milk Poha) carries tree nuts and dairy. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | Yes | Masala Omelette |
| Dairy | Yes | Masala Omelette |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Moderate
- Protein
- Low
- Food groups it covers
- Grains, Dairy, and Fruit
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Doodh Poha (Milk Poha) takes about 10 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at breakfast. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on flattened rice, milk, and banana.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from North India.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
Dinejot plans breakfast, lunch and dinner as whole plates, built around the cooking you call home and filtered for the allergies at your table.
Meal suggestions support your goals. They are not medical advice. Please ask your doctor about your family's health needs.