Poha with Apple Shake

Poha with Apple Shake

Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Preparation Time: 10 Minutes
Serving 3-4 people


Ingredients:

1. Poha - 2 katori
2. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
3. curry leaves - few
4. Salt - to taste
5. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
6. Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
7. Oil- 2 tbsp
8. Potato- 1 boiled (will be quicker to use a boiled potato)
9. Onion - 1 medium
10. Tomato- 1 medium
11. Ginger - 1 tsp, grated
12. Green chili - 1 small
13. Coriander leaves
14. Peanuts - 1/2 katori

Method

Poha to drain excess water.

1. Wash poha with water 2 times to remove loose dirt, strain out excess water in a strainer.
2. Keep strainer on a vessel and pour some water on poha once more, to let the water drain out itself.
3. Chop onion, tomato, green chilli, potato and keep aside
4. Take kadhai / frying pan, add 2 tbsp oil, once oil is heated add mustard seeds.
5. When mustard seeds start cracking, add chopped onion.
6. When onion turns slighly brown, add chopped potato & curry leaves
7. Saute for 3-4 minutes, Add salt, chilli, turmeric powder
8. Let the masala cook for 2-3 minutes.
9. Add tomato, ginger, green chilli, saute till looks cooked
10. Add poha to this mixture , slightly seperating it with your hands so that lumps are not formed.
11. Mix poha well with cooked vegetables and cook on medium flame for 2-3 minutes.
12. Either use roasted peanuts or Deep fry peanuts in some oil.
13. Add peanuts to poha and Garnish with coriander :)

Chef's tip: Add some khara boondi (so famous in south india :)) to make your poha taste great !! Otherwise you can also add haldiram khatta meetha :)  




Apple shake


Preparation time: 5 minutes
Ready in: 5 minutes :)
Serving: 3-4


Ingredients:

1. Apple - 2 medium
2. Milk - 3 glasses
3. Water - 1/2 glass
4. Sugar: 4 tbsp
5. Ice cubes: 5-6

Method

1. Add all ingredients in mixer and blend well for 2 minutes, open your blender jar and mix contents with a spoon, check consistency, if its too thick you can add some more water.
2. Blend again with some ice cubes.
3. Serve it cold.