Sunday, 21 July 2013

ALOO POSTO RECIPE - Bengali

















credits : indianfoodforever
img credits : sumthinzcooking.blogspot

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)

Method:
·    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.