Aloo Posto (Bengali dish)
Aloo Posto is a popular dish from Bengal. This dish needs very few ingredients and is very easy to make. Ingredients Potatoes ----------------- 500 gm Onion -------------------- 2 Turmeric ---------------- pinch of (optional) Garlic -------------------- 2 clove (optional) Poppy seeds ------------ 1/3 cup Onion seeds (Kalonji) --- 1/5 tsp Dry red chilli ------------- 2 Green chilli --------------- 2 Salt to taste -------------- :) Mustard oil for cooking -- :) Let's start Step 1. Soak the poppy seeds for 2 hours. Strain the water and grind it to a coarse paste. keep aside. Step 2. Take a Pan add add 1 tbsp of oil and fry the sliced onion. Step 3. Fry it till the onion get translucent and little golden brown, take it out and keep aside. Step 4. N ow in a same pan add 3 tbsp of oil and add onion seeds, red chili, p eeled and cut pieces of potatoes, add salt and turmeric. Saute for couple of minutes. On medium to low flame. Step 5. Onc