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. We can exclude onions in this dish and use it as a fasting (vrat) dish also. Aloo Poha/Urulaikizhangu Aval Upma/Potato Poha, a quick and delicious breakfast which we could make it 10 minutes. Aloo poha is much more tasty than simple Poha/aval upma. Evening during the evenings, we can make this wonderful dish for the children in our home. Try this and let me know your comments!!!
Preparation and Yield:
| Preparation time | 5 mins |
| Cooking Time | 20 mins |
| Serving | 4 |
| Recipe Category | Breakfast |
| Recipe Cuisine | North Indian |
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| Aloo Poha Recipe | Batata Poha Recipe |
Ingredients:
| Aval/Poha | 2 Cups* |
| Onion | 1 (Optional) |
| Potato | 3 Medium size cubed |
| Coriander Leaves | few |
| Salt | To taste |
| Green Chilli | 3 |
| Ginger | 1" Piece |
| Roasted Peanuts | 1 Tablespoon |
| Lemon | 1 (Extract the juice) |
Ingredients for Seasoning:
| Oil | 1 teaspoon |
| Mustard seeds | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Cumin seeds | 1/2 teaspoon |
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Method:
- Take peanuts in a mixer in a grinder and give a pulse or two to break the peanuts. Keep this aside
- Take green chili and ginger in a mixer jar and grind it to a nice paste. Set this ginger-green chili paste aside
- Take the aval (Poha) in a colander and wash it thoroughly and set that aside
- Keep a sauce pan in flame. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow it to crackle. Then add the chopped onions
- Add pinch of salt and saute the onions till they are transparent. Then add the cubed potatoes to the pan
- Add turmeric powder and salt necessary for potato and mix well. Sprinkle little water and cook the potatoes till they are tender and soft
- When the potatoes are cooked, add washed poha and mix gently. Add turmeric powder, salt, green ccilli-ginger paste and mix gently
- Add milk, crushed peanuts and lemon juice and mix well. Finally garnish with coriander leaves and mix once and switch off the flame
- Delicious Aloo Poha (Batata Poha) ready to serve!
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| Aloo Poha Recipe | Batata Poha Recipe |