Bengali Aloo posto
Bengali Aloo posto

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, bengali aloo posto. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Bengali Aloo posto is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Bengali Aloo posto is something that I have loved my entire life.

Aloo Posto is one of the popular Authentic Bengali recipe. It is very well known Bengali Food. Let's watch how to make Aloo Posto recipe and let me know.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook bengali aloo posto using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Bengali Aloo posto:
  1. Make ready 4 potatoes peeled and chooped
  2. Take 2 tbsp mustured oil or cooking oil
  3. Get 2 tbsp poppy seeds(posto)
  4. Take 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
  5. Take 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  6. Prepare 2 green chilli
  7. Take 1/2 tsp Nigella seeds

I had to first get some poppy seeds from India because apparently they are not available (aka banned) in. Aloo Posto is that quintessential Bengali side dish which can elevate your weekly veg day (force imposed by family) just by its presence. Aloo posto or potatoes with poppy seeds paste is essential bengali recipe and no lunch is finished with out this traditional dish. Posto or post-dana is the Bengali word for Poppy seeds (called khus khus in Hindi).

Steps to make Bengali Aloo posto:
  1. Soak poppy seeds in water for 3 to 4 hours and then drain all the water.
  2. Add the poppy seeds in a small chutney grinder.add green chilli and water. - grind to a fine paste. add more water if required while grinding.
  3. Now heat the oil in a pan and add Nigella seeds. Then add the potatoes in the oil and cook on a medium flame for 4-5 minutes.
  4. Now add salt, turmeric powder and green chillies and mix. Add water and cover the pan. Check in between and once half done.
  5. Add poppy seeds paste and mix well to coat the potatoes with the mixture.
  6. Cover the pan. Let the potatoes cook nicely on medium flame. Cook till potatoes are soften completely. Mix them once again.
  7. Potatoes are ready.serve with poori or luchi and enjoy.

Turn off the flame, aloo posto is ready to serve, serve it with plain steam rice. Aloo Posto is the ultimate comfort food when it comes to the food preference of a bong. We Bongs can have Posto in any condition starting from birth to death and even during Marriage! Aloo posto is a trademark Bengali recipe for Sunday lunch. To try this easy potato recipe with This easy potato recipe belongs to the second category.

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