Kanda Batata Poha

Kanda Batata poha is a very easy poha preparation made very often for breakfast.

Kanda Batata Poha can be made very quickly and hence serves as a very great quick breakfast option for me on the days when I am in a hurry. Also aloo poha requires ingredients easily available in the kitchen. Earlier I used to make this recipe without peanuts, but then I tried it once with peanuts and loved the taste. Since then, I add peanuts to the poha.

Here is the step by step kanda batata poha recipe with pictures:

Serves: 2-3
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

Poha: 1.5 cups
Onion: 1 small finely chopped
Green Chilly: 2 slit vertically
Curry leaves (kadipatta): 3-4 leaves
Peanuts: 2-3 tbsp
Turmeric Powder: 3/4 tsp
Sugar: 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds: 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds: 1/2 tsp
Coriander: 2-3 tbsp finely chopped
Scraped Coconut: 3 tbsp
Asafoetida (Hing): A pinch
Potato: 1 small cut into very small pieces
Salt: As required
Oil: 2-3 tbsp

Method of Preparation:

1. Wash the poha and drain all the water. Add sugar, salt, coriander, coconut and turmeric powder to the poha and mix gently with your hand.
2. Dry roast the peanuts till they become brown. Take aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan and add the potato pieces. Stir fry till the potato becomes brown and is cooked.  Remove the potato and keep aside.
4. In the same pan, add mustard seeds and let splutter. Add cumin seeds and hing and stir fry till cumin seeds become brown.
5. Add onion, kadipatta and green chilies. Stir fry till onion becomes translucent.

6. Add peanuts and potato and mix well.
7. Add poha and mix well. Sprinkle a few drops of water and let cook for 1-2 minutes.
8. optional step (I like to squeeze a little lemon juice on the poha before serving as my family likes it that way)

In Goa, we make several different varieties of poha for Diwali – Dudhatle Fov (Poha Kheer), Rosatle Fov (Poha cooked in coconut milk), Dhayatle Fov (Dahi Poha) and Batat Fov (Aloo Poha).  You can check them out for some delicious poha recipes.

Kanda Batata Poha

Kanda Batata Poha

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

20 mins

 

Kanda Batata poha is a very easy poha preparation made very often for breakfast.

Serves: 2-3

Ingredients

• Poha: 1.5 cups
• Onion: 1 small finely chopped
• Green Chilly: 2 slit vertically
• Curry leaves (kadipatta): 3-4 leaves
• Peanuts: 2-3 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder: ¾ tsp
• Sugar: 1 tsp
• Mustard Seeds: ½ tsp
• Cumin Seeds: ½ tsp
• Coriander: 2-3 tbsp finely chopped
• Scraped Coconut: 3 tbsp
• Asafoetida (Hing): A pinch
• Potato: 1 small cut into very small pieces
• Salt: As required
• Oil: 2-3 tbsp

Instructions

1. Wash the poha and drain all the water. Add sugar, salt, coriander, coconut and turmeric powder to the poha and mix gently with your hand.
2. Dry roast the peanuts till they become brown. Take aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan and add the potato pieces. Stir fry till the potato becomes brown and is cooked. Remove the potato and keep aside.
4. In the same pan, add mustard seeds and let splutter. Add cumin seeds and hing and stir fry till cumin seeds become brown.
5. Add onion, kadipatta and green chilies. Stir fry till onion becomes translucent.
6. Add peanuts and potato and mix well.
7. Add poha and mix well. Sprinkle a few drops of water and let cook for 1-2 minutes.
8. optional step (I like to squeeze a little lemon juice on the poha before serving as my family likes it that way)

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