Aloo Posto

Aloo posto is a traditional Bengali recipe that is prepared as a side dish for regular meals. The Bengali aloo posto, as the name suggests, is made by cooking potatoes with a spiced poppy seed paste and certain specific spices.The aloo posto recipe is a no onion no garlic recipe and the most important ingredients are mustard oil, kalonji and the poppy seeds along with the potatoes.

The potato and poppy seeds recipe has a unique taste as it has the nutty flavour of the poppy seeds, the softness of the potato and the pungency of the mustard oil.This dish is commonly prepared as a side dish for rice; however, it goes well with rotis as well.

Ingredients :

• Poppy seeds ( khus – khus ) – 3 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
• Chopped Green chilli – 2
• Peeled and cubed potatoes – 2 cup
• Salt as per taste
• Mustard oil – 2 tbsp
• Nigella seeds ( kalonji ) – 1 tsp
• Water as per needed
• Hot water – 1 glass

Directions:

• Add the poppy seeds into a strainer.rinse it throughly with water and transer it into a bowl ,pour hot water and allow it to soak for 1 hour.once done strain the water.
• Add the green chilli ,strained poppy seeds ,2 tbsp water and grind it into a paste.
• Then add mustard oil into a heated pan add kalonji and the potato cubes stir well.
• Now add salt and Turmeric powder mix well and cook for 10 mins on medium flame
• Add the ground poppy seeds mixture and mix well.
• Turn the stove hot and serve hot !.