Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, aloo poha - turmeric flavoured flattened rice with potato. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Aloo Poha or Kanda Batata Poha is a delicious, simple and mildly spicy breakfast made from Poha (flattened rice flakes) along with Onion (Kanda) and Potato (Batata). Poha is extremely popular as a breakfast dish in Western Indian states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and some parts of Rajasthan. This poha is better known as batata poha, where batata means " potato " and poha means "flattened rice". Thus, this Aloo Poha is a dish made from flattened rice which is fried with potatoes, turmeric, onions, mustard seeds and some more ingredients.
Aloo Poha - Turmeric flavoured Flattened Rice with Potato is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Aloo Poha - Turmeric flavoured Flattened Rice with Potato is something that I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook aloo poha - turmeric flavoured flattened rice with potato using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Aloo Poha - Turmeric flavoured Flattened Rice with Potato:
- Make ready 2 cups Flattened Rice (Poha)
- Make ready 1 large Charlotte Potato (small diced)
- Take 2 Shallots or 1 medium Onion (small diced)
- Get 1/4 green chilli (finely chopped)
- Prepare 1 thumb size piece of ginger (finely chopped)
- Make ready 1 tablespoon Cooking Oil
- Get 1/4 teaspoon black mustard seeds
- Get 2-3 Curry leaves (optional)
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- Get 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
- Take to taste Salt
- Make ready Pomegranate seeds to garnish
- Prepare Finely chopped coriander leaves to garnish
This is also known as Batata Poha in Western India. Flattened rice, commonly known as poha or chura in India, is one of the most popular breakfast consumed all over India. The fact it's so easy to make and extremely light, this makes an excellent breakfast or even a great tea-time snack. Poha is flattened rice and aloo/batata means potato.
Instructions to make Aloo Poha - Turmeric flavoured Flattened Rice with Potato:
- In a saucepan, heat the oil. Once the oil is to temperature, add the mustard seeds, curry leaves, finely chopped ginger and green chilli, diced Charlotte potato and onions. Stir to mix and add turmeric powder. Cover the saucepan and cook until the potatoes are cooked.
- In a colander, wash the flattened rice (poha) under running water until all the flattened rice is damp (but not soaking wet). Drain the water by gently shaking the colander.
- Once the potatoes are cooked, gently toss the flattened rice with cooked potatoes and onions.
- Season with salt, add sugar and lemon juice, gently mix and cook for 5 minutes on low heat. [avoid over mixing as this breaks the flattened rice]
- Take off the heat, transfer in a bowl, garnish with pomegranate seeds and chopped coriander. Serve warm.
The fact it's so easy to make and extremely light, this makes an excellent breakfast or even a great tea-time snack. Poha is flattened rice and aloo/batata means potato. You can find poha in any Indian grocery store or you can buy it on Amazon for super cheap. This past December I went to India to visit my husband's family and one of the places his parents took me to was Law Garden where there are tons of street food hawkers. It is known as batata poha where batata is "potato" and poha means "flattened rice".
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