poha
Poha Poha is made in the Rajasthan and Gujrat areas of India and it's great as a breakfast food or as accompaniment. All Indian cooking requires ghee — to cook without it is like t...
Ingredients
- 2cupflattened rice (poha) available at
- 2cupwater
- 1potato, chopped small
- 2tablespoonghee
- 1onion, chopped fine
- 1/4cupgroundnuts (raw peanuts)
- 1/2teaspoonturmeric (just enough to color the rice)
- 1/2teaspoonmustard seeds
Directions
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Poha Poha is made in the Rajasthan and Gujrat areas of India and it's great as a breakfast food or as accompaniment
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All Indian cooking requires ghee — to cook without it is like trying to make Italian food without olive oil, so don't substitute canola oil
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2 cups flattened rice (poha) available at any Indian grocery store
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2 cups water 1 potato, chopped small 2 tablespoons ghee 1 onion, chopped fine 1/4 cup groundnuts (raw peanuts) 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (just e
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In a large round-bottomed frying pan, heat the ghee till very hot
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Add mustard seeds, onion, potato and groundnuts
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When the mustard seeds are tender, cover with water and cook till potato and groundnuts are tender
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Drain off any excess water from the soaked rice