Poha

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups - poha
  • 1 - onion, chopped
  • 3 - green chillies chopped
  • 1 stalk - curry leaves
  • 2 tsp - turmeric powder
  • 3 to 4 pinches - citric acid
  • 2 tsp - sugar
  • 1 tsp - each cumin & mustard seeds
  • 1 tbsp - oil
  • salt as per taste

Method:

  1. Sieve poha, wipe over a moistened cloth, keep aside.
  2. Heat oil in a pan, add seeds, allow to splutter.
  3. Add onions, curry leaves, chillies.
  4. Stirfry till onions are light pink.
  5. Add all other ingredients, allow to cool.
  6. Mix into wipe poha, mix gently with hands.
  7. Store in airtight container or ziplock bags.

To Cook:

  1. Sprinkle 1 cup water all over poha, after transferring to a cooking pan.
  2. Toss after 5 minutes, to loosen, sprinkle more water if required.
  3. Loosen again, heat in a warmed skillet, warming as much as required.
  4. Serve hot with coffee or as is.

Matar Mushroom a.k.a Green Peas with Mushrooms

Ingredients:

  • 150 gms - mushroom
  • 1 cup - green peas
  • 1 - onion, grinded
  • small quantity - ginger, grinded
  • 1 florlet - garlic grinded
  • 2 - green chillies, chopped fine
  • 1 cup - tomato paste
  • 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp - coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp - tumeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp - red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp - garam masala
  • chopped coriender leaves
  • salt to taste

Method:

  1. Cut the mushroom into same shape and size.
  2. Add peas and salt in pressure cooker and take only 1 whistle.
  3. Grind onion, garlic ginger and green chillies in mixy.
  4. Heat oil in heavy pan and add cumin seeds, tumeric powder and coriander powder. Stir it .
  5. Now add onion,ginger,garlic paste into oil and stir until oil separates.
  6. Add tomato paste in it and stir it.
  7. Add salt, chilli powder in it and stir until oil separates.
  8. Add small quantity of half&half milk.
  9. Add half cooked green peas and chopped mushroom in it.
  10. Cover it and cook it on low-med flame.
  11. Turn off the gas and add garam masala .
  12. Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves before serving.