Aloo Poha Recipe | Batata Poha Recipe
Aloo Poha or Batata Poha is one of the popular NorthIndian Breakfast dish especially in Gujarat and many parts of Mumbai. A simple to make breakfast or an evening snack with hot tea/coffee. Learn here how to make this recipe with step by step pictures, instructions and video.
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 360kcal
Equipment
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
- Strainer
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Aval / Poha / Flattened Rice Use thick poha. 1 Cup - 250ml
- 1 no Onion Optional
- 1 no Potato Big size or 2 medium size
- 2 tablespoon Peanuts
- ½ no Lemon
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Leaves For Garnishing
- 1 teaspoon Salt Adjust as needed
- 1 Pinch Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)
For Tempering
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 3 nos Green Chili
- 1 inch Ginger
- Few Curry leaves
Instructions
Preparing Poha
- Take 1 Cup of poha in a strainer. Wash it thoroughly.
- Cover the strainer and let the poha sit aside. After 5 mins, check the poha, if its very dry and stiff, sprinkle more water. Cover and set aside.
Preparing Other Ingredients
- Finely chop the onion and set aside.
- Chop the ginger and green chili and set aside.
- Wash, peel and cube the potato and set aside.
Roasting Peanuts
- Heat a pan. Add the peanuts to the pan.
- Dry Roast the peanuts in medium flame till its crispy.
Tempering
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Also add cumin seeds and let it sputter.
- Next, add hing and few curry leeaves to the pan.
- Now, add chopped ginger and green chili to the pan. Give a good mix.
Making Aloo Poha
- To the pan, now add the chopped onions and saute the onions till translucent.
- Once the onions turn translucent, we can add the cubed potatoes to the pan.
- Add ½ teaspoon salt along with a pinch of turmeric to the potatoes.
- Also sprinkle 1 handfull of water. Cover and cook the potatoes till soft. Open the pan and mix occasionally to prevent potatoes from getting burnt.
- when the potatoes are getting cooked, check the poha we have kept aside. The poha would be soft and also fluffy. If not sprinkle some water and give a mix. Keep it covered.
- Once the potatoes are cooked, add the poha to the pan. Add ½ teaspoon salt and gently mix.
- Add the roasted peanuts and gently mix.
- Finally garnish with coriander leaves and swtich off the flame.
- Squeeze ½ lemon and give a final mix.
Serving
- Delicious Aloo Poha is now ready to serve!
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 360kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g