Monday, March 9, 2009

Kanda pohe




This is a very popular maharastrian dish served as breakfast or snack. This is also a main dish for the poha programme. It is a dish that is served when a boy of marriageable comes with his family to see a girl during arranged marriages. It is one of the dishes that is very easy to make and there is no way u can go wrong.


Ingredients

3 cups - Jad pohe (thick Aval)

1 large onion finely chopped

3-4 green chillies (adjust as per taste)

mustard seed - 1/2 tsp

peanuts - 1 tbsp

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

turmeric - 1/2 tsp

curry leaves

cilantro, grated coconut

Few slices lemon

salt, oil



Method

Wash pohe drain all the water and keep aside. Take oil in a pan. Add mustard seed and jeera. When it splutters add green chillies, curry leaves and peanuts. Cook for a couple of minutes then add onions. Fry till onions are translucent. Add turmeric and salt and reduce the flame. Now add pohe and mix well add some cilantro, mix and cover. Cook on low flame. While serving garnish with cilantro, grated coconut and serve with a slice of lemon.








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