Aloo Matar Poha (pan Indian hybrid recipe)

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Aloo Poha (flattened rice with peas spices and potato) is a common breakfast in many parts of India. Many street vendors sell it early in the morning and some serve a side of a pea curry with it. My best poha experience was in Bhopal and Varanasi. This recipe is a mix of Maharashtra, MP and UP style poha. We skipped the shredded coconut to preserve the North Indian taste. It is a nice dish for brunch and should be eaten either with pickle, chopped onions and even with a sprinkle of sugar.

Aloo Matar Poha (pan Indian hybrid recipe)

Aloo Poha (flattened rice with peas spices and potato) is a common breakfast in many parts of India. Many street vendors sell it early in the morning and some serve a side of a pea curry with it. My best poha experience was in Bhopal and Varanasi. This recipe is a mix of Maharashtra, MP and UP style poha. We skipped the shredded coconut to preserve the North Indian taste. It is a nice dish for brunch and should be eaten either with pickle, chopped onions and even with a sprinkle of sugar.

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Ingredients

  1. 1 cupflattened rice (Poha) soaked in water for 10-15 minutes; do not squeeze too much or it will become a mush
  2. 1onion chopped
  3. 4green chillies, slit
  4. 1 tspginger paste
  5. 1potato chopped
  6. 1/2 cupfrozen pea
  7. 1Cinnamon stick
  8. 1cardamom
  9. 4cloves
  10. 1 tspcumin seeds
  11. 1 tsp Garam masala
  12. 1/2 tspchilli powder
  13. 1/2 tspKashmiri chilli powder
  14. 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  15. to tasteSalt
  16. 2 tbspoil

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Fry whole spices, onions, ginger and chillies until fragrant.

  2. 2

    Add potatoes to the mix, fry until they are 3/4 soft. Add peas to the mix; keep frying.

  3. 3

    Add the spice powders to this mix; fry; add a little water if this mix is sticking to the bottom; cover and cook for 3-5 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add Poha to the veggie mix and stir until you don’t see any white Poha anywhere; it should be uniformly colored. If needed add a bit of turmeric powder to ensure that you have a nice colour. Mix and fry for another 5 minutes.

  5. 5

    Garnish with coriander / crushed peanuts / lemon juice. If you want to be adventurous add some sugar to taste. Totally up to you! Enjoy

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