Kande Pohe

Ever since i heard about this tiffen in 'Pavitra Rishta' (PR) (a Hindi Serial aired on Zee TV, which is also a partial remake of Sun TV's 'Thirumathi Selvam') i was craving to taste it!

Kande means onion in marathi and Pohe is the beaten rice or rice flakes (aval in tamil)...nothing complicated! simple and easy to make, like our very own rava upuma (of course tastes much better than upuma.

(in PR more than the characters they keep talking about Kande Poha...and its Maharashtrian authenticity)

Thanks to yesterdays guests (Yashica and her mom)! I actually wanted to make something very easy and with the stuff available in my kitchen. Since i was expecting them in the evening i did not have much time to opt for a complicated snack/tiffen. So this recipe, which i came across in some unknown food blog flashed in my mind and finally i cooked this Maharashtrian Nashtah (Tiffen) for my evening guests...guess what, everybody liked it!

Ingredients:

2 cups Thick Poha (beaten/flaked rice) 
1 chopped onion
1 Chopped potato
1 tsp chopped green chillies
a pinch of hing 
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Mustered  seeds
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
1/4 cup crushed groundnuts
1/2 tsp sugar 
Salt to taste
Finely chopped coriander, & grated coconut for garnishing
oil for seasoning
1 tsp Lemon juice

Directions:

1. Wash the poha using a colander

2. Drain water such that Poha is moist but not mashed (leave aside for 5- 10)

3. Heat oil in a pan add mustered seeds, hing, green chillies, onion, potato and groundnuts

4. After a while add turmeric powder and cook until the potatoes are cooked well

5. Now add red chilli powder, coriander powder, salt and sugar, and cook for 2 minutes

6. Now add the poha and mix well, last add lemon juice

7. Finally when done, garnish with coriander leaves & grated coconut

Note: As shown in PR this tiffen can be had for breakfast and evening snack as well.

Tastes good with fresh curd, or with tea.