Aloo Posto

A easy and tasty Bengali dish made of potatoes and posto (poppy seeds).

Ingredients:

Potatoes (diced) - 250g
Poppy Seeds (khuskhus) - 50g
Mustard Oil - 2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Green Chillies (chopped) - 2
Salt – To taste
Water - 2 cups

Procedure:

First boil the poppy seeds in double the quantity of water. As they are boiled take out and let them cool down. Then grind them to a paste and keep aside. Take a kadai(wok) and heat mustard oil in it. Once it is hot sauté the potatoes in it for 5 minutes. Then add poppy seed paste, turmeric powder, salt and water. Cook till the potatoes are done. Add green chillies and serve.