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Ratalyache Pohe

May 24, 2007 |

… sweet potatoes cooked with rice flakes.

We adore Batate Pohe (Potato with Rice flakes), which is a signature dish of Maharashtrian cuisine. One shouldn’t mess with perfection, but we’ll do anything for Nupur. :)

We quite liked this version.

‘Ratala’ is the Marathi word for sweet potato.
(Incidentally, ‘ratala’ is the word used in parts of West Africa to describe the ‘hausa potato’ (Plecranthus Rotundofolis), an almost-extinct tuber that was once a staple in local diets.)

We follow the same recipe for Batate Pohe.


RATALYACHE POHE
(Sweet Potato with Savoury Rice Flakes)

Ingredients:
2 cups thick poha (rice flakes)
2 cups skinned and cubed sweet potato (or potato)
1 cup onion chopped into small pieces
5-6 halved green chillies
3/4 tsp cumin seeds
3/4 tsp mustard seeds
2 tbsps grated coconut
2 tbsps roasted and crushed peanuts
1/4 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp oil
salt
2 tsps lemon/lime juice
3 tbsps chopped coriander leaves

Method:
1. Put the poha in a fine-meshed colander and keep it under running water for a few seconds. Gently wash it, and drain, then repeat. Keep it aside to drain for 10 minutes, then loosen gently with your fingers. Add salt and crushed peanuts and mix.

2. Microwave the sweet potatoes for 1.5 minutes with a teaspoon of water covered on on HIGH (until half cooked).

3. Heat the oil, ad the mustard and cumin seeds. When the mustard seeds pop, add the onion and chillies. Stir the onion for 2-3 minutes until it begins to soften, then add the sweet potato pieces and turmeric, with some salt. Fry until the sweet potatoes are tender and the onion is transluscent.

4. Add the poha, mix gently and cook covered on low for 2-3 minutes.

5. Add the lemon juice, stir and take off the flame. Garnish with the coconut and coriander leaves.

Serve as a light meal or as a tea-time snack.

This is our ‘R’ dish for Nupur’s A to Z of Indian Vegetables event at One Hot Stove.

Nupur is also hosting the Regional Cuisine of India event. This month’s theme is Maharashtrian Cuisine. The event is the brainchild of Lakshmi of Veggie Cuisine.

This dish is an entry for that as well.

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26 Comments so far

  1. Dee on May 24, 2007 8:45 pm

    Hmm… the first one to comment. I like poha and make it once in a while but havent tried it with sweet potato.. K will like it I guess ‘cos of the SWEET potato

  2. archana on May 24, 2007 9:13 pm

    This idea to use sweet potatoes in poha is gr8. Lovely presentation especially those chop sticks.
    Lajwanti is certainly looking more fashionable than Camilla. You are very creative Bee :)

  3. Priya on May 24, 2007 9:20 pm

    ur pics r awesome ..makes even a simple dish like poha exotic. ..lajwanti looks frigid like camilla..ha ha

  4. roopa on May 24, 2007 9:21 pm

    Nice combo. the color looks lovely. Did you all eat poha in chop sticks? he he.. the photo of lajwanti and camila ia a nice touch of humour. :D

  5. Priya on May 24, 2007 10:11 pm

    Thats reminds me I need to make some poha ASAP. The only way I have attempted to eat sweet potatoes here is by baking them. I must give this one a try. And I must say you amaze me with your post frequency ! Hats off to you, each post is such a wonderful read.

  6. sia on May 25, 2007 2:28 am

    love poha and usually like it with yogurt ;) oh yeah…i am yogurt freak :D
    by the way lajwanti is much much prettier than camilla :)
    oh did i tell u that i met the queen and duke of edinburgh yest? yup… saw them with my own 4 eys ;)

    i’ve seen them too. my condolences to you. - b.

  7. indosungod on May 25, 2007 3:05 am

    Just the snack for a lazy weekend afternoon.

  8. Coffee on May 25, 2007 3:05 am

    Ahh!!!! I always love the variations in poha!! Ever tried with corn? Liked ur idea of sweet potato…..

    I think it will take me ages to eat poha with chopsticks though ;)

    the chopsticks are dual purpose. when you are watching a long movie, you can relish the poha grain by grain. you can also use them to prod your partner from time to time to pause, rewind or fast forward as required. - b.

  9. Vini K on May 25, 2007 3:43 am

    Hey Bee and J,only yesterday my friend was asking me a recipe for using up sweet potatoes..I am just forwarding this post to her now.Never tried adding sweet potato to savoury dishes before..will give this a go for sure.Photo looks beautiful!

  10. Vini K on May 25, 2007 3:44 am

    I forgot to say,that photo of Lajwanti vs Camilla is simply great!I am laughing out loud here and my windows are open..hope none of my neighbours think I have gone crazy:D

  11. Nupur on May 25, 2007 4:16 am

    What can I say, you took an awesome dish and made it even better! I love a touch of sweetness in poha, and what better way to add that in? The orange of the sweet potato against the turmeric-tinged poha is gorgeous!

  12. madhuli on May 25, 2007 4:17 am

    Hey B&J that’s a lovely photo (i am talking about the Poha photo)and nice variation too using Ratale..Got to try it out.Thanks

  13. richa on May 25, 2007 4:39 am

    poha is such a simple delite, urs looks pretty :)would like to try this ratalu version sometime.
    I would like to share a tip given by my friends mom(a maharashtrian at that) add a tsp of sugar to the poha, makes it so tasty :) Do try it sometime :)

    yeah, normally we add sugar. since the sweet potato is sweeter than potato, we eliminated it. - b.

  14. Asha on May 25, 2007 4:58 am

    LOL @ the “Prune” ishtyle!!!I don’t like that “Rottwiler”!!;D
    Ratalu Poha is a great idea and served with Chinese style!You probably are the first one to enter for Maharashtra RCI!

  15. Lata on May 25, 2007 7:23 am

    Looks good. Got to try.

  16. Anita on May 25, 2007 8:17 am

    I think I do the ultimate in blasphemy - I make kande-batate pohe! But so did MIL. But A says there is either batate-pohe or kande-pohe…you can’t mix the two. I do, and they taste just great!

    Now, sweet potatoes, would be interesting. And with the Indian kind, it would still look the same ;-)

    what do they know? they are fake maharashtrians. :-D
    ask this bonafide mavaali from the streets of bombay. batata poha is not right without kanda. - b.

  17. sra on May 25, 2007 9:37 am

    love the juxtaposition of Lajwanti Ratala and Camilla

  18. Mishmash! on May 25, 2007 9:41 am

    hey targeting some chinese readers with your presentation ?:D
    Liked the photograph a lot!

    Shn

  19. AI on May 25, 2007 12:50 pm

    This is my first comment here…but really wanted to thank you…I made those methi malai buns…oh they came out so well..I like your interesting variation of the good old pohe…

    you’re welcome. glad it turned out well. - jai

  20. Kajal on May 25, 2007 6:43 pm

    Great idea to add sweet potato in poha……..nice photo…..with chop sticks……:)
    We also make this dish very rottenly but not with sweet potato so I try next time with sweet potato. Thanks for sharing.:)

  21. Anjali on May 27, 2007 10:47 pm

    BJ, BJ, Anna Parabrahma goes to Aayi’s Recipes..why~~~?

  22. saj on May 28, 2007 4:20 am

    great combination! love your photos

  23. gvbarve on June 21, 2007 2:22 am

    I tried your creative version,entered to MBP-GOING LITE by coffee in http://www.thespicecafe.com.Thanks for the unusual idea.

    glad it worked out for you. - b.

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