Aloo Posto-Potatoes and poppy seed side dish

Indian CUISINE

Aloo Posto

Aloo Posto is a classic dish from the Bengali cuisine of Eastern India, known for its simplicity and delightful flavors. The dish primarily consists of potatoes (aloo) cooked in a paste of poppy seeds (posto), which gives it a unique, nutty flavor.

Total Time

30 Minutes

Cuisine

Indian

Ingredients

9 Ingredients

Calories

226

Step 1

Take a mixing jar and add 1 small bowl of poppy seeds (khaskhas seeds) in it and also add 2-3 chopped chillies and add 2 teaspoons of water and grind it well to make a fine paste.

Step 2

After that take a pan and add mustard oil in it and add 1 teaspoon of nigella (kalonji) seeds in it and mix it after that add the chopped potatoes in it and mix it nicely.

Step 3

After that add the chopped green chillies’ in it and mix it again very nicely for some time after that add 2 teaspoons of turmeric (halide) powder in it and stir it nicely.

Step 4

Add the khaskhas paste to the pan and mix it all well and cover the lid and let it cook for 6-8 minutes after that stir it again nicely and add salt as per the taste and mix it well.

Step 5

Add 3 tablespoons of water to the pan in the potatoes and let it cook it again for 6-8 minutes to make the potatoes soft and tender by covering it with a lid at a low-medium flame.

Step 6

After that check the consistency of the gravy and then switch off the gas flame and transfer all the potato posto curry to a plate and garnish it with some chopped green chillies.

Step 7

Tasty, amazing potato posto curry is ready to eat and serve it with steamed rice and enjoy.

1 small bowl of Poppy (khaskhas) seeds
4 Tbsp Green chillies
3 cups Water
4 Potato
1 Tsp Nigella (kalonji) seeds
2 Tsp Turmeric (haldi) powder
3 Tbsp Mustard oil 3 tablespoons
2 Onions
1 Tbsp Sugar
Salt as per the taste