Aloo Poha/ Batata Poha
Aloo Poha / Batata Poha- A quick and easy breakfast made with pressed rice,potatao and peanuts
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- 2 cup Pressed Rice/Poha
- 1 medium Potato/Aloo
- 1/4 cup Peanuts/ Moongphali
- 1/4 cup Green Peas/ Hari Matar
- 1 medium Tomato/Tamatar
- 4 tbsp Bean sprouts optional
- 4 tbsp Fresh pomegranate pearls/ Taza Anar Dana optional
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice/ Neebu ka ras
- 1.5 tsp Sugar /chini
- 1/4 cup Fresh Coriander /Hara dhaniya
- 1 tsp Ginger /Adrak chopped
- 1 tsp Red Chili Powder/ Laal Mirch
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric /Haldi
- salt to taste
Tempering/ tadka
- 4 tbsp Cooking oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds/Rai
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida/Hing
- 12 Curry leaves
- 2 Green Chilies/ Hari Mirch Finely chopped
- 2 Dried Red Chilies
Instructions
- Take poha/pressed rice in a colander and wash it well with water so it will become soft and moist and then keep aside
- But If the poha is quite thicker then soak in enough water for 2-3 minutes and then drain on a colander and wait for 5 minutes so it will swell up nicely and become soft and moist.
- Add sugar, salt,red chili powder and lemon juice in the poha (in the colander)and mix everything and keep aside.
- Heat oil in pan and add finely chopped potatoes and cover with a lid.
- If making it for kidney patient,then boil the chopped potato in water till half done then use.
- Let it cook on medium heat,when potato cooked completely and become golden in color then take out from the pan and keep aside .*
- Now add mustard seeds in the same oil ,when they start crackling add the peanuts in the oil.
- Keep stirring on low heat till peanuts become light brown in color. (make sure to roast the peanuts on low heat else they will taste raw if roasted on high heat)
- Now add the whole red chili, chopped green chilies and curry leaves and saute for few seconds.
- Add turmeric, peas, ginger and tomatoes(beans sprouts if using) in the pan and stir fry for a while.
- Sprinkle 2 tbls of water again on the soaked poha and then add the poha in the pan and mix gently.
- Cover and cook for 2 minutes and then switch off the flame and let the poha remain covered for a minute.
- Now open the lid and add fried potatoes and chopped green coriander and mix
- Garnish with pomegranate pearls / bhujiya / fried peanuts / fresh coconut or just with some chopped tomatoes and fresh coriander
- Serve hot with a lemon slice and some 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