Poha is one of the staple Indian breakfast dishes. It is a fact that tourists can get one of the yummiest poha in Nagpur, Maharashtra. People may have tried many poha recipes earlier but many of them may not have tried a homemade spicy one.

One of those recipes is the Nagpur special tari poha. It is a delicious recipe cooked with multiple spices and a kala chana sauce called tari. Check out the ingredients and the recipe to prepare the Nagpur special tari poha.

Ingredients For Making Tari

Soaked Chana – 1 cup

Onion – 2-3 pieces

Ginger-garlic paste – 1 teaspoon

Chopped tomatoes- 4

Asafoetida – 2 pinches

Turmeric-1 teaspoon

Coriander powder- 1 teaspoon

Chilli powder- 1 teaspoon

Garam masala- 1 teaspoon

Green chilli – 2 to 3 pieces

Green Coriander – 1 tablespoon

Mustard – 1 teaspoon

Cumin- 1 teaspoon

Oil- 2 tablespoon

Salt- as per taste

Ingredients For Making Poha (Thick)

Thick Poha – 2 cups

Onion- 2 finely chopped pieces

Potato- 1 finely chopped piece

Mustard – 1 teaspoon

Green chilli- 2 pieces

Curry leaves- 10 to 12 pieces

Green Coriander – 2 tablespoon

Turmeric- 1 teaspoon

Chilli powder- 1 teaspoon

Sugar – 1/2 teaspoon

Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon

Oil – 1-2 tablespoon

Fine sev (Popular Indian snack) – 1/2 cup

Salt- as per taste

Recipe to cook the Tari Poha

1. To make tari poha, soak the chana overnight. Put these grams in 3 separate bowls of water for some time and boil till 4 whistles.

2. After this, wash the Poha properly twice and sprinkle a little water over it as well. Then, leave it for some time so that they should swell in size.

3. Now, people should focus on making the tari. They should take a pan and heat the oil in it. When the oil becomes hot, they should add mustard and cumin seeds.

4. Now add asafoetida and then add chopped green chillies as well. The mixture should then be stirred with the help of a ladle. Now, add finely chopped onion and fry it for a couple of minutes.

5. They should then add ginger-garlic paste to it and cook.

6. Now add grated tomato, and spices and fry it until the masala separates from the oil. After this add chopped tomatoes, water, and black gram while stirring the ingredients. Then cover it and leave it to boil for 5-7 minutes. Don’t forget to garnish it with green coriander and eventually, your tarry will be ready.

7. Now, heat oil in a pan on the burner to make poha and add mustard seeds. Now, add curry leaves, green chillies, and chopped onions to the pan.

8. Now while stirring, add potatoes, turmeric, chilli powder, sugar, and salt to the pan. Then resume cooking.

9. Now, add poha to the pan and cook for two minutes. Stir well and then cover it with a lid.

10. After two minutes, the poha is ready to serve and people can add lemon juice and chopped green coriander for the taste. Now, serve it with the tari.