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Poha makes a wholesome breakfast or a simple snack, which is made of flattened rice. 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 Matar Poha/ Potato Green Peas Flattened Rice.
Aloo Poha - Turmeric flavoured Flattened Rice with Potato is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. 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’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook aloo poha - turmeric flavoured flattened rice with potato using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Aloo Poha - Turmeric flavoured Flattened Rice with Potato:
- Get 2 cups Flattened Rice (Poha)
- Prepare 1 large Charlotte Potato (small diced)
- Prepare 2 Shallots or 1 medium Onion (small diced)
- Take 1/4 green chilli (finely chopped)
- Get 1 thumb size piece of ginger (finely chopped)
- Take 1 tablespoon Cooking Oil
- Take 1/4 teaspoon black mustard seeds
- Prepare 2-3 Curry leaves (optional)
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
- Make ready to taste Salt
- Make ready Pomegranate seeds to garnish
- Get Finely chopped coriander leaves to garnish
But different regions have varied ways of preparing it. The taste also differs from state to state. In Bengal it's taste is mildly sweet but other regions cook it with little salt l. Poha - Also known as flattened rice.
Steps 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.
Use a thick variety of flattened rice. It acts as a binding agent. Onion - Enhances the flavor of the cutlets. Ginger-garlic paste ; Flavoring - red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, & salt. Aamchur powder (dry mango powder) - It gives a nice tangy punch.
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