Kanda Pohe
Last evening I made a light evening tiffin for Nehal. Kanda Pohe, a popular Maharastrian breakfast/snack that is easy to prepare, light on the stomach and filling too.
Kanda Pohe Recipe
Prep & Cooking Time: 25 mts
Serves 4 persons
Cuisine: Maharastrian
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2 cups atukulu/beaten rice/rice flakes/poha, wash, sprinkle water and leave aside for 6-7 mts
1 onion, chopped
2 green chilies, slit
1/4 tsp turmeric pwd
1 potato, cubed (optional)
3/4 tbsp grated jaggery or sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
pinch of cinnamon-clove pwd
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
salt to taste
1 tbsp peanuts or broken cashewnuts
For tadka/seasoning/tempering:
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
10-12 curry leaves
1 Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add the mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add the cumin seeds, broken cashews, green chillis and curry leaves and saute them till the cumin seeds turns slightly brown and a nice aroma emanates the kitchen.
2 Add the chopped onions and saute for 4 mts. Add the turmeric pwd and combine. Add the cubed potato, grated jaggery and salt and saute for 7-8 mts, placing lid. Cook till the potato turns soft.
3 Now, add the softened poha and mix it lightly and see that no lumps form and it combines well. Cook on low flame for 4-5 mts. Add lemon juice and cinnamon-clove pwd and combine. Turn off heat, and garnish with coriander leaves.
4 Serve hot with any pickle of your choice.
Note:
For variation, you can add green peas and garnish with grated coconut.
By sailu • Jan 30th, 2010 • Category: All, Breakfast Recipes, Evening Tiffin Recipes, School Snacks
Hi Sailu gaaru,
Varities anni chaala baagunnayi.Choosthunte nooru ooripothondhi. I am happy to see a blog for Andhra recipes. Thanks for your contribution.
I would like to share a recipe with you.
Dish name: Uggani.
Idhi maramaraalu/borgulu/murmure tho chesthaaru.
) baaga kalapaali. Tharuvatha anduloki,pasupu,salt vesi baaga kalipi, neellu theesesina maramaraalu veyyali. Anni baaga mix ayyaka, stove meedanunchi dinchi, heat thaggaka, lemon juice pindithe saripothundhi.
Preparation Method is some what similar as Pohe. Atukula badhulu manam maramaraalu vaadatham. Maramaralani water lo two minutes nanabettali. two minutes iyyaka water nundi theeseyyali. Stove pai mukudu petti, andulo oil,popu ginjalu,verusanaga pappu, onion,mirchi vesi(one after other
Putnala podi or tomato pickle tho serve chesthe baaguntundhi.
Putnala podi preparation: Red mirchi,salt,putnaalu,endu kobbari mixie ki vesthe podi ready.
Hope meeku nachuthundani anukuntunna.
Appreciate you taking the time to post the recipe for Uggani, Srivani garu.