Take beaten rice or poha in a strainer and rinse it thoroughly in running water for 2 to 3 times. Keep the poha in strainer for 5 minutes so that all excess water gets strained out.
Chop the onions and green chilies.Cut the potatoes in thin strips.
Mix sugar and salt in the poha while it is still in strainer.
Squeeze half a lemon juice in poha mixture. Mix well using a spoon or hand and combine all spices in poha. Keep aside.
Now to make Gujarati batata poha heat oil in a kadhai / non stick pan. Once the oil is hot add mustard seeds (rai). Once the mustard seeds starts fluttering add curry leaves (kadi patta) and finely chopped green chilies. Saute for few seconds.
Add potato cubes in the oil and mix well. Let the potatoes gets cooked for 2-3 minutes.
Now add finely chopped onions. Add salt for potato & onion only (we already added salt in poha) and mix well. Let the onion and potato get saute for 2-3 minutes on medium flame.
Also add poha mixed with spices and combine well everything nicely. Now add roasted peanuts (shingdana) and raisins.
Cover the lid on kadhai / pan and cook for another 3-4 minutes until potatoes are nicely cooked.
Aloo poha or batata poha are ready. Garnish the batata poha with peeled almonds and sev.
Serve the batata poha hot.
