How to make Aloo Poha | Poha recipe
Aloo Poha is an ultimate breakfast as well as snack item from Maharastra. Even in Karnataka some people make Poha for breakfast.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Thick Poha (Flattened rice)
- 1 medium sized Potato (boiled) chopped
- 1 medium sized Onion chopped
- 6-7 Curry leaves
- 1 Green chilli chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Jeera
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 2 tablespoon Peanuts
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- Salt as required
- Coconut grated
Instructions
- If you don't like the sweet taste then don't add sugar. You can also sprinkle lemon juice, which gives the different taste.
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Notes
- You have to soak the thick poha for 1 minute, then wash it and Keep aside let the poha absorb the water. And do take care that poha does not become mushy.
- Add the salt required and sugar to washed poha and mix it. If you add sugar and salt later it may not get mixed properly.
- Chop the boiled potato, onion, green chilli and keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, jeera and saute it.
- When the mustard seeds starts fluttering then add peanuts, green chilli, curry leaves, turmeric powder.
- Then add onion saute it well till they become translucent. then add Boiled and chopped potato mix well.
- After that add poha and mix well gently such that everything mixes properly.
- Switch off the flame and add grated coconut and stir it, Keep the lid covered for 3 minutes.
- Then remove the lid and garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve the Aloo poha hot.
For Kanda poha the procedure is same, but don't add potato. Do have the hot poha, it tastes great as a snacks too in the rainy season.