Bengali Aloo Posto Recipe

Aloo Posto is a delicious Bengali recipe generally eaten as a dry accompaniment to a meal of rice and curries. The delicious potatoes cooked with poppy seeds are very tasty, flavourful and easy to make. They can be served as an appetizer, a rich side dish or a second course. The poppy seeds give a very particular flavour to this preparation, and allow you to bring the potatoes to the table in an original way.

If we add some poppy seeds to the potatoes, we will have a dish with a new look, more striking, and also with a special touch in its taste both for its texture and its flavor. Take note of this simple recipe for potatoes with poppy seeds.

We assure you that after trying the traditional potatoes with poppy seeds recipe, you will see it in a different way, with different eyes. We bet that you will like it, and we don't doubt it, and you?

Ideal for any special occasion, Aloo Posto is commonly served during festivities or simply as a main dish at a home cooked meal. This simple yet delicious combination of potatoes and poppy seeds has been a mainstay of Bengali cuisine for centuries. Poppy seeds (Posto) are widely used in Bengali cuisine for their unique texture and flavour, and this dish is a testament to the culinary heritage of the region.



Here is a recipe of the Aloo Posto

Ingredients:

2 tbsp poppy seeds
2 tbsp mustard oil
3 red chillies
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp green chillies, finely chopped
4 medium-sized potatoes, cubed
1 tsp ghee
1 tsp onion paste
Salt to taste

Method:

Cut the potatoes into one-inch pieces and soak them in water.

Soak poppy seeds in one cup warm water for 20 minutes. Drain water and grind poppy seeds to make fine paste.

Heat the mustard oil in a pan, add the red chillies, onion, turmeric powder and sauté for 1 minute. Mix the chopped potato pieces and stir fry on medium heat for around 5 minutes.

Mix in the poppy seeds paste, and stir. Put half cup of water and stir fry on low heat till the potatoes are almost cooked. Now, mix in salt and green chillies and toss well. Continue to stir fry for another few minutes. Make sure that potatoes are completely cooked.

Stir in desi ghee and serve hot.