Jhinge Aloo Posto (Turai / Ridge Gourd with Poppy seed)

Name: Jhinge Aloo Posto (Turai / Ridge Gourd with Poppy seed)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 1-2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gms Jhinge / Ridge Gourd/ Turai/ Ghiraula; 1 Medium sized Potato cubed; 3 tbsp White Poppy seeds; 3 Green chillies (optional as per taste / preference); 3-4 tbsp Mustard oil; 1/4 tsp Kalonji / Kalo Jeera / Nigella seeds; 1 Bay leaf; As per taste Salt

Jibita Khanna @Jibitakhanna

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One of my favorite is Jhinge Posto and if you add potato it becomes Jhinge Aloo Posto....as a kid I used to love this and finish off a plate of rice with it alone and now also 😀.
Jhinge is Ridge gourd and Posto is a poppy seed in Bengali.
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Jibita Khanna @Jibitakhanna

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Ingredients

20-30 minutes

1-2 servings

500 gmsJhinge / Ridge Gourd/ Turai/ Ghiraula
1Medium sized Potato cubed
3 tbspWhite Poppy seeds
3Green chillies (optional as per taste / preference)
3-4 tbspMustard oil
1/4 tspKalonji / Kalo Jeera / Nigella seeds
1Bay leaf
As per taste Salt

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Steps

20-30 minutes

1

Soak Poppy seeds for at least two hours in hot water so that it's easy to grind it into a paste. Peel and cut the ridge gourd and potato.
2

Grind the poppy seeds along with green chilies
3

In a Kadai heat oil, once it starts smoking, add the bay leaf & Nigella seeds/ Kalonji, then add the cubed potatoes and cook/fry for about 5-10 minutes but don't brown the potato. Add the ridge gourd too.
4

Mix well, add salt as per taste cover and cook till the potato and ridge gourd is cooked by 80 to 90%.
5

Then add the poppy seeds and Chilli paste and cook till the potato and ridge gourd becomes soft and mushy. (If required add 2 -3 tbsp of water or as needed to adjust the consistency of gravy, just rinse the poppyseed paste bowl and add that water). I prefer adding 1-2 Tsp of raw mustard oil on top of it and close the Kadai with a lid and put off the flame, it gives a lovely aroma and flavor. Let it rest for about 5 minutes. Serve hot with steaming hot plain rice. Bon appetite!

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Jibita Khanna @Jibitakhanna

on July 22, 2021 08:51

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