Aloo Posto | Authentic Bengali Alu Posto
Author: Rimli
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Bengali
Serves: 4
- Aloo, potato: 2, large
- Posto, poppy seeds: 4 tbsp
- Kancha lonka, green chilli: 2-3
- Shukno lonka, dry red chili: 1
- Turmeric powder: 1 tsp
- Salt: 1 tsp
- Sugar: ½ tsp
- Mustard oil: 3 tbsp + 1 tbsp
- Warm water: ½ cup
- Soak poppy seeds and 1 fresh green chilli in 5 tbsp of warm water for 10 mins and grind into fine paste. Watch the VIDEO for detailed procedure.
- Peel potatoes and cut into small cubes. Soak them in cold water for 10 mins. Drain water and wash potatoes.
- Heat 3 tbsp mustard oil to smoking point.
- Add dry red chilli and fry for 10 sec.
- Add potatoes and fry on high flame for 3 mins or until potatoes turn golden brown in colour.
- Add turmeric, sugar and salt and mix together.
- Add posto bata or poppy seed paste and mix well. Fry for 1-2 min to potatoes are nicely coated with paste.
- Add ½ cup of warm water, mix and cover the pan. Cook for another 5-8 mins on medium flame or until potatoes are cooked thoroughly.
- Uncover the pan. Drizzle little mustard oil with some green chilli and serve hot with rice and dal.
Recipe by Scratching Canvas at http://www.scratchingcanvas.com/aloo-posto-recipe/
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