Poha
 
 
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • Thick puffed rice or poha ~ 2 cups ( You can find it easily in Indian grocery stores)
  • Medium sized potato ~ 1, finely chopped in small thin cube size pieces
  • Yellow onion ~ ½ cup, finely chopped in small pieces
  • Oil ~ 1 tbsp
  • Garlic paste ~ 1 tsp
  • Ginger paste ~ ½ tsp
  • Green chillies ~ 2-3, finely chopped
  • Grounded peanuts ~ ¼ cup
  • Coconut flakes or shavings, unsweetened ~ 2-3 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds ~ 1 tsp
  • Sesame seeds ~ 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Turmeric powder ~ 1 tsp
  • Lemon juice to taste
Instructions
  1. Chop the potatoes and onion and keep it aside. Wash the rice puffs in a strainer with warm water and keep it aside. Put a pan on medium flame and add oil. Once oil is hot add cumin seeds. Let them pop for few seconds. Throw in the potatoes. Mix them gently and let them cook on med-high flame for 5-7 mins while flipping them once or twice in between. Once they are half done, add the onions. Let them cook for a minute or two. Now add crushed peanuts, garlic paste, ginger paste, green chillies, turmeric powder, sesame seeds and coconut shavings. Add the pre soaked rice puffs. Make sure you strain it nicely. Mix it all up and add salt to taste.
  2. Now lower the flame to low and cover the pan with a lid. Let the rice puffs get cooked for 5-10 minutes. Make sure they are not burning. If you feel it looks too dry, then sprinkle few drops of water.
  3. Once it's all nice and cooked, add lemon juice to taste.
  4. Taste and adjust salt. Serve right away.
Recipe by Naive Cook Cooks at https://www.naivecookcooks.com/poha/