This is a very popular dish from Maharashtra. It is a very simple dish, yet sometimes you have to master it to get it right :-)
Ingredients
1 cup thick Poha
1 medium sized Potato
1-2 green chillies, chopped fine
1 medium size onion, finely chopped
1 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
few curry leaves
few peanuts (optional)
few cilantro leaves, chopped fine
Tadka
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 tsp cooking oil
Method
- Microwave potato for 1 minute. Peel the skin & chop fine.
- Wash poha with tap water & let it sit until you prepare the tadka.
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, peanuts, onions, green chillies, curry leaves & saute until the onions are transparent.
- Add the potato & turmeric powder & mix well. Add the poha, salt & cilantro. Mix well. Lower heat & let it cook with pan covered for 2-3 minutes.
- Serve hot.