Beaten/Flattened Rice or Poha Recipe

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Serving: 2- 3 persons

 Ingredients

1. Beaten rice: 2 cups, can be easily found at any Indian store
2. 1 small red onion: chopped
3. Ginger: a small slice, grated
4. 1 small Capsicum: diced
5. 1 carrot: diced
6. Green peas
7. Green beans
8. Curry leaves: can be found in Indian store, optional
9. 1 small potato: cut in small cubes
10. 1 lemon
11. Roasted Peanuts
12. Roasted Cashew nuts
13. Raisin
14. Green Chili: optional

Spices

1. Turmeric
2. Mustard seeds
3. Salt
4. Asafetida: optional

Recipe

1. Fry the cubed potatoes in a flat pan and keep it aside.
2. In the same pan, add ½ tea spoon mustard seeds, let it crackle, add a pinch of a Asafetida and 3-4 curry leaves
3. Add onions, ginger and sauté it for a minute
4. Now add rest of the vegetables
5. Add salt as per taste and ½ tea spoon turmeric
6. Let the vegetables cook for 2-3 minutes until the raw taste is gone.
7. Now add the lightly water rinsed beaten rice, fried potatoes, roasted peanuts, roasted cashews, raisins and squeeze a lemon and give it a good mix and cover it with the lid for 2 minutes and lastly garnish it with chopped cilantro.