Kanda Potato Poha

Ingredients

Poha/flattened rice - 100 gm

Mustard seed - 1 tsp

Onion - 1 medium

Green chillies as per taste

Few curry leaves

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Potato - 1 small chopped

Peanuts - 1 tbl.sp

Juice of half lemon

Few corriander leaves for garnishing

Fresh coconut grated - 1 to 2 tbl.sp

Salt as per taste



Method

Wash poha and drain the water. Leave it aside.

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds.

When it splutter add green chillies and curry leaves, fry for a second then add peanuts. Fry till it is cooked and then add onion and potato and cook till onion becomes little soft and potatoes are cooked.Add little salt to it, this will help onions to cook fast and potatoes will get little salty.

When onions are cooked, add turmeric powder, fry for a second and add poha to it. Mix it well. Add juice of half lemon, few chopped corriander leaves and garnish it with freshly grated coconut. Serve hot.

Kanda Poha (Maharashtrian Recipe)

Ingredients

Rice flakes/Poha – 1 cup

Onions – 2

Potato – 1

Crushed peanuts – ¼ cup

Green chillies – 3 chopped

Curry leaves – 6

Chopped coriander leaves – ¼ cup

Mustard seed – ½ tsp

Lime juice – 3 tsp

Oil

Salt to taste

Method

Wash poha or rice flakes and drain the water and keep aside. After ten to fifteen minutes, loosen the poha gently.

Chop onions and potatoes and keep aside.

In a pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds, when it splutter, add potatoes and crushed peanuts and stir for 2-3 minutes. Then add onion, chillies and curry leaves and stir till onion turns tender. Add poha, salt and lime juice and mix well. Reduce the flame and stir gently. Remove in a serving dish and garnish with coriander leaves.