Savory Flattened Rice with Potatoes, Peanuts, and Cilantro

Name: Savory Flattened Rice with Potatoes, Peanuts, and Cilantro (Batata Poha)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1½ cups medium flattened rice (poha); 1½ cups medium flattened rice (poha); ½ teaspoon turmeric powder; 2 teaspoons sugar; 2 lemons, juiced, plus more lemon juice to taste; 2 lemons, juiced, plus more lemon juice to taste; ¼ teaspoon asafetida; Kosher salt; ¼ cup frozen green peas; 2 tablespoons sunflower or canola oil; 2 tablespoons sunflower or canola oil; 2 tablespoons raw peanuts; ½ teaspoon mustard seeds; ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 sprig curry leaves, finely chopped; 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 3 green chiles, finely chopped; 1 potato, peeled and diced; 1 small bunch cilantro, finely chopped; ¾ cup fresh pomegranate kernels, for garnish; ½ cup sev/bhujia, for garnish; ½ cup sev/bhujia, for garnish

Batata Poha

Preparation info

Yield:
4
servings (2 ladles each)

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Everyday Indian from Archana’s Kitchen

By Archana Doshi

Published 2026

About

Batata Poha is a comforting Maharashtrian breakfast made with flattened rice (poha), earthy potatoes, crunchy peanuts, and a generous sprinkling of lemon and cilantro. This dish is lightly spiced, fragrant with a tempering of mustard seeds, curry leaves, and green chiles, making it the perfect quick-fix breakfast or snack for busy mornings. I love how easily this one-pan dish comes together and how filling it is, without being heavy!

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Asia
India
Maharashtra
Breakfast
Snack
Vegan

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