How long does it take to make Assamese Poita Bhat With Aloo Pitika Recipe?

The total time to make Assamese Poita Bhat With Aloo Pitika Recipe is 25 minutes. Preparation takes 5 minutes and cooking takes 20 minutes.

How many servings does this Assamese Poita Bhat With Aloo Pitika Recipe recipe make?

This recipe makes 2 servings of Assamese Poita Bhat With Aloo Pitika Recipe.

What type of cuisine is Assamese Poita Bhat With Aloo Pitika Recipe?

Assamese Poita Bhat With Aloo Pitika Recipe is a Assamese dish from the Variety Rice (Mixed Rice/ Flavoured Rice Recipes) category.

Assamese Poita Bhat With Aloo Pitika Recipe

Name: Assamese Poita Bhat With Aloo Pitika Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Assamese
Ingredients: 1 cup Cooked rice soaked in 2 cups water over night; 1/4 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt) or ½ cup buttermilk; 2 tablespoon Onions chopped; 2 Green Chillies finely chopped; Salt to taste; 3 Potatoes (Aloo); 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 1 tablespoon Mustard oil; 2 Green Chillies; Salt to taste

Jyothi Rajesh

February 12, 2020

5063 Ratings

Assamese Poita Bhat With Aloo Pitika Recipe - Recipe image with step-by-step cooking instructions

Time:Prep: 5 M|Cook: 20 M|Total: 25 M

Makes:2 Servings

Meal:North Indian Breakfast

Cuisine:Assamese

Assamese Poita bhat is a very humble breakfast dish. It’s a healthy body coolant for summers with poita bhat with aloo pitika is so comforting! The slightly fermented rice has lot more health benefits. It is believed that regular consumption of this kanji can ease you from your stomach ulcers, prevents you from dehydration during summers, and is also rich is vitamins (vitamin B12 in specific). So next time you have leftover rice from your dinner, turn it into a soothing and comforting breakfast for next morning by soaking the left over rice in water overnight.

The fermented rice soupy kind of bhat is traditionally served with mashed potato which is seasoned with mustard oil and some green chilies for flavor. A very popular, simple, poor man’s breakfast in Assam region is this Poita bhat with aloo pitika.

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Ingredients

For Poita Bhat

1 cup Cooked rice, soaked in 2 cups water over night

1/4 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt), or ½ cup buttermilk

2 tablespoon Onions, chopped

2 Green Chillies, finely chopped

Salt, to taste

For Aloo Pitika

3 Potatoes (Aloo)

1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1 tablespoon Mustard oil

2 Green Chillies

Salt, to taste

Instructions for Assamese Poita Bhat With Aloo Pitika Recipe

To prepare Assamese Poita Bhat With Aloo Pitika Recipe, soak leftover rice rice in 2 cups water overnight.

Next morning, add beaten curd or buttermilk and mix well in a mixing bowl. Add salt, chopped onions and green chilies. Keep aside.

To prepare aloo pitika, boil potatoes, peel the skin and mash it well. Make sure no lumpy pieces are present.

Heat mustard oil in a kadai and when oil turns smoking hot, add turmeric powder.

Whisk it quickly and pour it into mashed potatoes. Mix well.

Add chopped green chilies and mix again. Aloo pitika is ready.

Serve Assamese Poita Bhat With Aloo Pitika Recipe for breakfast.

Recipe Tags

Indian Lunch Recipes,Aloo Recipes (Potato & Baby Potato Recipes),Breakfast Recipe Ideas,North Indian Breakfast Recipes,Dahi Recipes (Curd/Yogurt),Leftover recipes,Assamese Cuisine Recipes

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