Sunday, November 18, 2007

Maharashtrian Poha

Ingredients
Poha (Rice flakes) - 1 cup
Potatoes - 1/4 cup finely chopped (cut in small pieces)
Onions - 1/4 cup
Jeera (Cumin seeds) - 1 tbsp
Rai (Mustard seeds) - 1 tbsp
Green Chillies - 3 or 4 (cut in small pieces)
Ginger & Garlic paste - 1/4 tbsp
Hing - 1 pinch
Turmeric - 1/4 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil

Procedure
In a deep frying pane add 5 tbsp of oil. Heat it for a couple of minutes. Now add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, onions, ginger-garlic paste, green chillies, turmeric, salt to taste and potatoes. Fry for some time till potatoes are softer and a little crispier.

Parallely in a bowl take 2 cups of water and soak the rice flakes in it. Soak for a couple of minutes and then squeeze all the water from it. Add this into the above frying pan and mix well. Keep stirring while adding the rice flakes. Heat for around 5 minutes on medium flame. And your delicious Maharashtrian Poha is ready to savor.

Author's Note
Poha goes very well with lemon pickle. You can also add groundnuts and/or green peas.

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