Aloo Posto (Potatoes cooked with poppy seed paste)

Name: Aloo Posto (Potatoes cooked with poppy seed paste)
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp poppy seeds(posto/khus khus); 3 potatoes; 3 tbsp mustard oil; 5 green chillies; 1/2 tsp panch foran; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/2 tsp salt; Water as required

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Bengaluru

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Ingredient used: Poppy Seeds (khus khus)

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Bengaluru

#ga24
Ingredient used: Poppy Seeds (khus khus)

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Ingredients

40 minutes

2 people

3 tbsppoppy seeds(posto/khus khus)
3potatoes
3 tbspmustard oil
5green chillies
1/2 tsp panch foran
1/2 tspturmeric
1/2 tspsalt
Water as required

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Put the poppy seeds/ khus khus in a grinder with 2 green chillies and dry grind it.
2

Now add 2 tbsp water and grind it into a smooth paste.
3

Now dice the potatoes and keep aside.
4

Now heat mustard oil in a kadai and once it is hot add the panch foran.
5

Once the panch foran splutters, add the diced potatoes and cook for 2 minutes.
6

Now add the prepared poppy seeds/ khus khus paste and cook for 2 minutes.
7

Now add the turmeric,salt, 3 green chillies and 1/2 cup water.
8

Let it cook till all the water evaporates and the potatoes are soft and well coated with khus khus.
9

Remove from the stove and serve it with steamed white rice.