Aloo potol posto Potato pointed gourd with poppy seeds

Name: Aloo potol posto Potato pointed gourd with poppy seeds
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 2 - 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 6 pointed gourd; 1 potato; 4 tbsp poppy seeds; 4 tbsp mustard oil; 1/2 tsp kalonji or nigella seeds; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; to taste Salt; 1 onion; 1/2 tsp grated Ginger; 2 dry red chillies; 2 green chillies; 1 tsp red chilli powder

spicequeen @mrunalthakkar

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Aaloo potol posto is a vegetable recipe from the state of West Bengal. It is a potato and pointed gourd vegetable with poppy seeds which gives it a very nice texture and flavour. It is a very simple vegetable dish using very common ingredients yet delicious.

spicequeen @mrunalthakkar

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Ingredients

30 - 40 min

2 - 3 servings

6pointed gourd
1potato
4 tbsppoppy seeds
4 tbspmustard oil
1/2 tspkalonji or nigella seeds
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1/2 tspturmeric powder
to tasteSalt
1onion
1/2 tspgrated Ginger
2dry red chillies
2green chillies
1 tspred chilli powder

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Steps

30 - 40 min

1

Soak poppy seeds in hot water for 1 hour. Make a smooth paste in a mixture jar.
2

Wash, peel and cut pointed gourds and potato into wedges.
3

Heat oil in a pan and add kalonji and cumin seeds. Now add turmeric, salt and potatoes to it and cook potatoes on medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes. When the potatoes are half cooked add pointed gourds to it and mix everything well. Cover and cook it until it is 80% done. Take it out in a plate.
4

In the remaining oil, add dry red chillies, grated ginger and sliced onions and saute until light pink in colour. Now add poppy seed paste to it and red chilli powder and mix everything well. Add green chilli slits and 1/2 - 3/4 cup of water and mix it. Now add potatoes and pointed gourd to it and cook it until done.
5

Serve this vegetable with roti and rice.

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spicequeen @mrunalthakkar

on August 10, 2020 10:23

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I am Mrunal Thakkar. I can introduce myself as a passionate cook. All the time there is mainly one thing on my mind and that is to cook something that my family likes to eat. I just love food ingredients and I love to feed family and friends.The same love has inspired me to start my cooking channel on YouTube under the name spice queen. I would love to share my recipes with you all. There is no greater joy.Keep cooking! Keep experimenting! Keep spreading love!