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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Poee Bara ( Malabar Spinach Vada )















Cooking Time Required : 10-15 mins
Cost of Preparation: 15-20 rupees

Ingredients: Poee/Malabar spinach ( 1 bunch ), potato (1 medium, cut into small
pieces), red chilli powder/ finely chopped green chillis (1/2 tsp or to taste),
besan/gram flour ( 4-5 tsp), cumin powder ( 1/4 tsp), cumin powder ( 1/4 tsp), ginger garlic paste (1/4 tsp), salt to taste, oil for cooking.

Preparation: Wash and clean the poee leaves. Cut into small pieces. Keep aside. Cut the potato into small pieces. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl except for the oil.

Mix well. Add a little water if required to bind the mixture (normally the poee &
potato will leave some amt of water).












































Cooking: Heat a pan. Add 2-3 tsp oil.

Dump fistfuls of the mixture on the pan and slightly flatten it out . Drizzle with some more oil.

Cook on both sides for 3-4 mins or till done.

Serve hot with rice and dal / or as snacks .

10 comments:

  1. tats a yummy n crispy vada...addition of cut pieces potato is interesting...looks too good

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  2. Yummy snack...love to have with hot tea..

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  3. Looks so crunchy... Perfect for tea-time..

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  4. Looks soo yummy..nice idea to hav poi n a diff way..will try it soon..:)

    I shared some awards with u...please collect them from my blog...tc..enjoy..:)

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  5. Dear AOF
    Very nice recipe! Never had this before! Now that lot of Poee is available, I am going to try it. In fact today I am cooking, Poee, with Kakharu and chhoto chinguDi...
    Have a nice day

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  6. Delicious bora, we prepare poee as chechki with potato, pumpkin,and hilsa fish heads. Never try this way a must try for me.

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  7. Plz pass on some of that Poee Chinguri you are cooking.....i love that dish!!!!

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  8. Sutapa....i think the dish you are referring to is called Chencheda in Orissa....plz correct me if i am wrong.

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  9. Thanks a lot for the awards Mugdha.....

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