Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, aloo posto. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Aloo posto recipe with step by step photos - aloo posto is a traditional Bengali recipe of potatoes in a lightly spiced Of course aloo mean potatoes and posto means poppy seeds in Bengali language. 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 one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Aloo Posto is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have aloo posto using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Aloo Posto:
- Make ready 4 medium sized potatoes
- Prepare 3 green chillies
- Make ready 1/2 cup poppy seeds
- Prepare 1 tea spoon nigella seeds
- Prepare 2 tablespoons oil
- Get 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- Take 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed powder
- Get 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Take For For tempering:
- Take 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
- Get 2-3 slit green chillies
- Prepare 1 tablespoon oil
This Aloo Posto is a classic example of how just a few ingredients can yield a creamy spiced potato dish. A staple in Bengali households and one of my all time favorite recipes. Aloo posto is the comfort foods in a Bengali household. I learned this recipe from a friend who married into a Bengali family and soon came to love a meal of aloo posto, dal, and bhaat (rice).
Instructions to make Aloo Posto:
- Peel and cut potatoes in cubes/small piece. In 1/2 cup warm water soak poppy seeds for 5 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan, add nigella seeds. Add potatoes and stir. Add turmeric,red chilli and cumin powder. Mix well cover and cook on low flame for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile wet grind poppy seeds along with green chillies to a smooth paste.
- Now add poppy seed paste to potatoes, stir and add 2 cups water. When boiling starts, add salt.cover and cook on medium-low flame for 15 minutes or till potatoes are soft. Adjust gravy. Gravy should neither be too thick or too thin, so adjust it.
- For tempering heat oil in a pan, add slit green chillies and chopped coriander leaves. Remove from flame at once. Add to potato.
- Aloo posto is ready to serve. Serve with puris/parathe/rotis.
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