Batata poha / Rice flakes with potato

  Batata poha was a famous maharashtrian breakfast recipe. It is also taken as a evening snack. It is one of the street food too.
Batata means potato and poha means rice flakes.

  This is a simple yet filling breakfast. It is easy to make with easily available ingredients.

Requirements :

Rice flakes – 2 cup

Onion – 1

Green chilly – 4

Potato – 1

Curry leaves – a sprig

Oil – 1 tbs

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Roasted groundnuts – 2 tbs

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Coriander leaves

Method :

Finely chop the potato.

Wash and soak the rice flakes for two minutes and drain the water completely.

Heat oil in a kadai , add the mustard seeds and wait till it splutters.

Add the chopped onion and slit green chillies , sauté well till the onions become translucent.

Add the chopped potato and sauté well.

Add the turmeric powder , roasted groundnuts and salt , mix well.

Cook in low flame with closed lid , sprinkle little water and stir in between.

After five minutes , take off from flame .

Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and serve.