Take 1.5 cups of poha, wash it thoroughly, and drain the water using a sieve. Add the soaked poha to a mixing bowl and sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of water over it.
Next, roughly chop the cabbage and place it in a small mixer jar. Using the pulse function, finely chop the cabbage, then set it aside.
In the same mixer jar, add green chilies, ginger, garlic cloves, and cumin seeds, and grind them into a coarse paste. Set this paste aside.
Now, in the mixing bowl with the soaked poha, add the chopped cabbage, the ground paste, chopped onion, chopped coriander leaves, ¾ cup of besan (gram flour), salt, ½ teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon red chili powder, 1 teaspoon coriander powder, 1 teaspoon cumin powder, a pinch of hing (asafoetida), ¼ teaspoon ajwain (carom seeds), 1 tablespoon white sesame seeds, 1 teaspoon dry mango powder, and ½ teaspoon garam masala. Mix everything well until the mixture binds together.
Take a portion of the mixture and shape it into a small ball.
Heat a tawa (griddle) on medium flame, apply some oil, and place the dough ball on the tawa. Spread the dough ball with slightly wet hands (refer to the video for technique).
Drizzle some oil around the edges and cook on medium flame until both sides are crispy.
Serve the kobichi thalipeeth with tomato sauce and curd.