Aloo Posto

Aloo Posto

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Cuisine : Bengali
Category : Vegetarian
Course : Side Dish
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ALOO POSTO RECIPE

Posted by 4045me
03 Oct 2007 | Views 120 | Comments  (0) Leave a Comment

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Ingredients:


2 green chillies
5 - 6 medium potatoes
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp pure ghee
2 tblsp mustard oil
4 tblsp poppy seeds (khuskhus)
salt to taste
1/2 tsp onion seeds (kalonji)


How to make aloo posto :
  • Take off and cut the potatoes into one inch sized pieces.
  • Keep them in water.
  • Soak poppy seeds in one cup warm water for fifteen to twenty minutes.
  • Remove and grind to a fine paste.
  • Heat up mustard oil in a pot till it just reaches smoking point.
  • Remove, cool and heat up the oil again on medium heat.
  • Mix in kalonji and stir-fry briefly.
  • Mix in potato pieces and stir fry on medium heat up for five minutes, stirring frequently.
  • Mix in the poppy seeds paste, stir and mix in half cup of water, cover and stir fry on low heat up till the potatoes are almost done.
  • Take off the lid, mix in salt, sugar and slit green chillies.
  • Continue to stir fry for a minute more or till potatoes are completely cooked, stir in desi ghee and serve hot.
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