Preparation Time : 25 minutes
Cooking Time : 5 minutes
Serving : 4 members
Description
An authentic Gujarati dish . I came across this dish in a cook book and was surprised because in south India we use poha ( aval ) mainly to Make sweets ) . My neighbour Bindu is from Ahmadabad , she makes aloo poha very often and I get my share with out fail .
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Poha ( aval ) | 2 cups medium thickness ( soaked in water for 20 minutes or until soft drained and squeeze the excess water) |
| mustard seeds | 1 tea spoon |
| Oil | 2 tablespoons |
| clove and cinnamon | 2 (each) |
| green chillies | 3 slit |
| onion | 1/2 cup chopped |
| curry leaves | few |
| turmeric powder | 3/4 tea spoon |
| potato boiled and peeled | 1 cup cubes |
| salt | to taste |
| sugar | 1 tea spoon |
| grated coconut | 3/4 cup |
| lime juice | 2 table spoons |
| coriander leaves | 2 table spoons chopped |
Method
- Heat oil , add mustard seeds , cloves and cinnamon .
- Let it crackle , then top with onion , green chillies and curry leaves . Fry till translucent .
- Add turmeric powder and potatoes . Sprinkle 2 table spoons of water and toss well till the water has dried .
- Add the poha , salt and sugar . Mix well adding lime juice and grated coconut. Mix well . Taste and adjust .
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot . ( can add boiled green peas also along with boiled potatoes following the same recipe for aloo Mattur poha ).
