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Poha makes a wholesome breakfast or a simple snack, which is made of flattened rice. This poha is better known as batata poha, where batata means "potato" and poha means "flattened rice". Thus, this Aloo Poha is a dish made from flattened rice which is fried with potatoes, turmeric, onions, mustard seeds and some more ingredients. So naturally, this dish has a South Indian touch flavored with??? curry leaves, mustard seeds, and dry red chillies.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook aloo poha - turmeric flavoured flattened rice with potato using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Aloo Poha - Turmeric flavoured Flattened Rice with Potato:
- Make ready 2 cups Flattened Rice (Poha)
- Get 1 large Charlotte Potato (small diced)
- Take 2 Shallots or 1 medium Onion (small diced)
- Prepare 1/4 green chilli (finely chopped)
- Prepare 1 thumb size piece of ginger (finely chopped)
- Get 1 tablespoon Cooking Oil
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon black mustard seeds
- Prepare 2-3 Curry leaves (optional)
- Take 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- Get 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Take Pomegranate seeds to garnish
- Make ready Finely chopped coriander leaves to garnish
It may seem monotonous and tedious, but c'mon poha is a total family pleasing snack or breakfast. Aloo Matar Poha/ Potato Green Peas Flattened Rice. Traditionally poha is a staple breakfast food in Maharashtra. But this is not restricted to any particular region and one favorite breakfast recipe in all parts of the country by now.
Instructions to make Aloo Poha - Turmeric flavoured Flattened Rice with Potato:
- In a saucepan, heat the oil. Once the oil is to temperature, add the mustard seeds, curry leaves, finely chopped ginger and green chilli, diced Charlotte potato and onions. Stir to mix and add turmeric powder. Cover the saucepan and cook until the potatoes are cooked.
- In a colander, wash the flattened rice (poha) under running water until all the flattened rice is damp (but not soaking wet). Drain the water by gently shaking the colander.
- Once the potatoes are cooked, gently toss the flattened rice with cooked potatoes and onions.
- Season with salt, add sugar and lemon juice, gently mix and cook for 5 minutes on low heat. [avoid over mixing as this breaks the flattened rice]
- Take off the heat, transfer in a bowl, garnish with pomegranate seeds and chopped coriander. Serve warm.
This is easy to make and filling at the same time. The main ingreadient is "Chiwda" or "Chooda" (flattened rice). You can add some more veggies to make it even more healthier. Heres the Step by Step recipe on how to make Aloo Poha. This is also known as Batata Poha in Western India.
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