Aloo Poha | Batata Poha
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1 cup thick poha
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp urad dal
- 2 green chillies chopped
- 1 potato chopped into small peices
- 1 onion minced
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Juice of one lime
- Coriander leaves for garnish
Instructions
- Wash the poha well till it gets clean. Keep it to drain in a colander.
- When it looks dry, add in the sugar and salt and give it a good toss.
- In a saucepan, heat oil. Splutter the mustard seeds and briefly fry the urad dal.
- Add in the onion and little salt and cook till wilted.
- Add in the chopped potatoes and turmeric, and saute for a few minutes. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally till the potato looks cooked and crispy.
- Add in the poha and give it a good toss. Cook on simmer for a couple of minutes.
- Adjust the salt and squeeze in the lime juice. Serve hot with a cup of chai.
Notes
Normally peanuts are added for a crunch. I skip since I don't keep peanuts in the house and hence used urad dal.
You can splutter cumin too if you like the flavor, sometimes I do.
Cut the potatoes as tiny as possible so that it cooks faster and evenly.
Use thick type of poha for this. The thin one will break and end up powdery.
You can splutter cumin too if you like the flavor, sometimes I do.
Cut the potatoes as tiny as possible so that it cooks faster and evenly.
Use thick type of poha for this. The thin one will break and end up powdery.