Tikhi Poha

Name: Tikhi Poha
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Madhyapradesh)
Ingredients: 150g thick poha; 2 tbsp oil; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 3–4 green chillies (tikhi = spicy, so extra); 2 dried red chillies; ½ tsp red chilli powder; 8 curry leaves; ¼ tsp turmeric; Salt to taste; Extra Ratlami sev for heat

🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 19. Tikhi Poha recipe

⏱️8 minPrep

🔥10 minCook

🕒18 minTotal

🍽️2Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Tikhi Poha

Rinse and season poha with turmeric and salt (no sugar in tikhi version).
Temper mustard seeds in hot oil. Add dried red chillies, then curry leaves, then green chillies.
Add chilli powder, stir 10 seconds. Add poha, fold well.
Steam 2 minutes. Top with extra sev.

📖 Cultural notes

Tikhi Poha is the fiery version beloved by MP's spice-loving communities — no sugar, double the chillies, and an extra heap of pungent Ratlami sev. ---

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