Poha

Poha is  beaten rice. This dish is from Maharashtra, India.  

What I love most about this dish is that you can have it for breakfast or as a healthy snack. Wonderful, right?  It is my companion when I am on a road trip. Here is my awesome recipe:

Serves - 2

Ingredients:

Poha – 1 cup

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

Curry leaves – a few

Onion – 1 medium size.

Ginger – grated 1 tsp. or finely chopped

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Garam masala – ½ tsp

Potaoto – 1 large

Chilli flakes – ¼ tsp

Salt – as required

Vegetable oil – 1 tsp.

Peanuts – ½ cup

Lets do it now:

Slice the onion length wise and grate the ginger.

Slice the potaotoes thin (I do it half moon size and then cut into half)

Take the poha in a colander and run water through it, to make it soft.

In a pan, heat some oil.

When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and allow to splutter. (Cover the pan so the mustard seeds are not all over your kitchen :)

Add curry leaves.

Now add the ginger and saute for 2 sec.

Add sliced onion and some salt and saute.

When the onion is nicely caramelized, add turmeric powder and garam masala.

Add the potatoes and mix it thoroughly.

Sprinkle some water, cover and let it cook.

When the potatoes are cooked well, add the softened poha and mix it well.

Add the roasted peanuts.

Serve hot.

To make it more flavorful, you can add little bit of tomato ketchup before adding the potatoes.

Let me know how it turned out :)