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Keto Poha (Indian Breakfast Dish

Cauliflower to the rescue once again

Poha is a staple Indian breakfast that’s made from a flattened and dehydrated rice flake (which is called Poha).  It’s a favourite of many Indians and is one of those dishes that people on the Keto lifestyle tend to miss quite a bit. A while back I cooked up a Keto version of Upma, another Indian breakfast dish that’s made from semolina flour. I use cauliflower pulsed in the food processor to resemble the semolina. It was pretty obvious that cauliflower would come to my rescue to create a Keto Poha.

When poha was made at my house we always used potato in it (often called batata poha) and I knew I wanted that potato element in my dish. Since I’m been saying it for a while now ‘cauliflower’ is the new potato, it was pretty obvious what I had to do. I used the cauliflower stalks and chopped them up like a potato and boiled them to replace the potato element. It was perfect! Anyway watch the video and see for yourself.

Carbinator!!!

This recipe has a decent amount of net carbs in it, 9 grams for a single serving of 250 calories. For most Keto folks that is a lot. I would say it’s fairly easy to reduce that number by just using less of the red onion, maybe use 30 grams instead of 60 for the whole dish and perhaps use 1/2 the amount of peanuts as well. The meat and potatoes of this dish (no pun intended) is the cauliflower itself and the flavours come largely from the mustard seeds, curry leaves and tumeric. I would also throw some chopped bacon in this. I can already see the scornful look of thy ‘pure-vegetarian’ viewer. Either way this will definitely appeal to those who are perhaps a bit bored with eggs for breakfast or perhaps just need an interesting keto snack.

Keto Poha

Nutrition Info (Per serving)

  • Calories: 252
  • Net Carbs: 9g
  • Carbs: 14g
  • Fat: 20g
  • Protein: 7g
  • Fiber: 5g

This recipe makes 2 servings.  Get this recipe on myfitnesspal.

Keto Poha

Keto Poha (Indian Breakfast Dish)

A savoury and spicy Indian breakfast.
4.34 from 21 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Start by prepping the cauliflower. Separate it into florets and the stalks. Wash thoroughly.
  • Shape and cut the stalk into cubes to resemble potatoes and rice the florets in a food processor.
  • Boil the stalks in salted water for 10 minutes or till tender
  • Dry roast the peanuts in a frying pan till they get a nice golden brown colour and set aside
  • In the same pan heat up 1 tbsp olive oil with 1 tbsp butter (alternatively you can use 2 tbsp of ghee instead)
  • Then add in the mustard seeds and once they start popping add in the curry leaves and the onions.
  • Season with some salt and tumeric and fry out the spice
  • Then add in the peanuts and green chillies and cook for a further minute or so.
  • Add in the cauliflower rice, season with salt, add a splash of water and cover and cook till tender.
  • Once the cauliflower has cooked add in the fake potatoes and give it all a good mix.
  • Finish with coriander and a squeeze of lime juice
  • Serve.
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25 Comments

  1. I SOOOO want to try this but I do not want to spend almost $15 for some curry leaves. Can I use powdered curry instead and if so, how much???

    1. Use a teaspoon of curry powder, it’s not going to taste the same but you can always save that for another time it will still taste good.

    2. Marcell…if you have Asian groceties in your area…they should have curry leaved…the last i bought was under $3 for a good amount for pangang curry

  2. All your recipes are great ?? that ways I don’t miss or crave Indian breakfasts(upma/ poha) or snacks/ deserts when on Keto

    Thanks a lot !
    Best regards
    Avni

  3. haha! I thought I was the genius that created this until I saw this! Great stuff. I don’t use the cauliflower stems though, I use fried paneer.

  4. Oh, thank you for this! I have missed South Asian food horribly, since we quit carbs! This is BRILLIANT! And I just faked it using a whole head of cauliflower, ramping up all the measurements, and it’s GREAT!! Thanks for CHANGING MY LIFE!!

  5. Chef, you are Mumbaikar. But, all the linsks you give are all exported from USA !!!

    Please give ingredients links or substitutes that is feasible for a common man like me.

    Sorry but cannot afford to spend so much on oils and all that

      1. Ha ha .. Thanks for the reply, bud !!! I guess you knew there would be people like me who would be looking for links like this.

  6. Tried this recipe, I’m a fan! 😀 The serving size gets pretty small after cooking out the cauliflower though :/

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