Aloo Poha
Flattened rice with potatoes, peanuts and spices
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup poha / flattened rice
- 1 large potato boiled and peeled
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 green chilly finely chopped
- 2 tbsp roasted peanuts
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- ½ a lemon
To temper
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- Pinch of asafoetida / hing
- ¼ tsp cumin seeds / jeera
- 1 dry red chilly
- 1 sprig curry leaves
Instructions
- Soak the poha with enough water for 2-3 minutes. Drain the water and let it sit in the colander. Set aside. Chop the potato into small cubes.
- Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add asafoetida, jeera, dry red chilly and curry leaves. Add peanuts and fry for a minute.
- Then add onion and saute till they turn soft. Add cubed potatoes, turmeric powder, salt and mix well. Fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add the poha and gently combine everything. Cook for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Add lemon juice and mix gently.
Notes
- Soak poha is enough water just until its soft. Use medium thick variety for making poha always. Soaking times may vary for different brands of poha.
- Instead of soaking, you can also rinse the poha under slow running water until the poha becomes soft.
- If you don't have time to boil potato, you can cook them directly after cooking onions. Or you could chop them into small cubes and microwave them.