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Aloo Poha /Kande Pohe ( Spicy Beaten Rice )

A quick,simple and delicious snack made with beaten rice,potato and simple spices-
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Servings: 3

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cup Poha / Pressed Rice
  • 4 tbsp Green Peas / Hari Matar boiled
  • 1 medium Potatoes / Aloo cubed *
  • 1 Tomatoes / Tamatar cubed
  • 3 tbsp Peanuts / Moongphali crushed
  • 3 tbsp Sprouts
  • 2 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch chopped
  • 1/2 inch Ginger / Adrak chopped
  • 8 Curry Leaves
  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
  • 1 tsp Sugar / Chini
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Rai *
  • 3 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
  • 4 tbsp Cooking Oil

Instructions

  • Take poha/presed rice in a colander and wash well with water,keep aside.
  • Heat oil in pan ,add finely chopped potatoes and cover with a lid.
  • Let it cook on medium heat,when potato cooked completely and become golden in colour.take out from the pan and keep aside .*
  • Now add mustard seeds in the same oil ,when they start crackling,add chopped green chillies, curry leaves and peanuts.
  • Keep stirring till peanuts become light brown in colour.
  • Add turmeric and peas in the pan and stir fry for a while.
  • Sprinkle 2 tbls of water again on the soaked poha and then add poha in the pan and mix .then add ginger,salt,sugar and chilli powder,mix and stir well.
  • Add lemon juice and chopped green coriander.mix and serve with coconut or coriander chutney.

Notes

Note-
1-Always use thick quality of poha to make this,don't use the thinner variety .
2-Before adding in the pan ,you can sprinkle some more water into poha and make it moist ,if you feel it's too dry.
3-You may add boiled and cubed potatoes,instead of frying the potato cubes and add them at step 5.
2-You can use cashews instead of peanuts.
3-Add 4 tbsp of raw bean sprouts after adding peanuts and stir fry for 1/2 minutes,then add poha,to make a healthy and crunchy snack