Aloo Posto

Aloo Posto - A easy and tasty Bengali dish made of potatoes and Poppy Seeds. In fact it is served as a snack also along with evening tea.

Recipe Ingredients

* Potatoes (diced) - 250g

* Poppy Seeds (khuskhus) - 50g

* Mustard Oil - 2 tbsp

* Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

* Green Chillies (chopped) - 2

* Salt - 2 tsp

* Water - 2 cups

Preparation

First boil the poppy seeds in double the quantity of water. As they are boiled take out and let them cool down. Then grind them to a paste and keep aside.

Take a kadai(wok) and heat mustard oil in it. Once it is hot sauté the potatoes in it for 5 minutes. Then add poppy seed paste, turmeric powder, salt and water. Cook till the potatoes are done.

Add green chillies and serve along with coriander chutney.

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