Batata Poha

This is a traditional Maharashtrian breakfast. This is a perfect and healthy breakfast dish, can be had as a evening snack with Tea or Coffee. I have started making this after marriage and kept experimenting. No disasters in my experiments so far. I make this very often as it is easy and quick. I will share my other versions but here is the recipe of the simple Batata poha(potato poha). The caramelized flavor of onions add flavor to this poha. Happy cooking...

Ingredients:

Flattened rice/Poha/Aval/Atukulu - 2 cups

Peanuts - 1/4 cup

Onion - 1 

Green Chilli - 2 

Mustard seed - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - 2 stems

Turmeric - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil - 1 tbsp

Method:

Heat the oil in a kadhai and add black mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When they splutter, add the peanuts and cook on medium heat till the peanuts turn lightly golden.

Then add the onion, curry leaf and green chili. Sauté on medium heat till the onion is translucent.

Now add boiled and diced potatoes, turmeric and salt. Stir and cook for a few seconds.

Add the drained poha and mix well. Cook on low heat for about 3 minutes. 

Place the poha in a colander and wash it under cold water. Set aside to drain. Make sure there is no water in the poha.  Do this just before cooking – the poha shouldn’t sit for more than 20 minutes or it will get mushy.

Heat the oil in a kadhai and add black mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When they splutter, add the peanuts and cook on medium heat till the peanuts turn lightly golden. Then add the onion, curry leaf and green chili. Sauté on medium heat till the onion is translucent.  Stir well. Now add boiled and diced potatoes, turmeric and salt. Stir and cook for a few seconds. Add the drained poha and mix well. Cook on low heat for about 3 minutes. 

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