Aloo Posto

Aloo Posto stands for potatoes cooked with poppy seeds. This dish is cooked in most bong homes and you should eat this dish only if you have a leisurely day ahead as they say popppy seeds tend to make you feel sleepy.

My colleague Brindle who is an only child was telling me how her Mom would lovingly prepare Aloo Posto during her exams and she would be so sleepy while writing her papers. Well, poor girl didn't understand it then. Anyways, Brindle's Mom makes some amazing food and I hope she will share some of the recipes.

This post is dedicated to Brindle in the hope that she finally shares some recipes with me and to Ragz who made my day by taking three servings of the Aloo Posto that I had prepared. Well to get back to the recipe, I generally boil the potatoes first and grind the poppy seeds in a dry grinder and store it in an airtight container for as long as it lasts.

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 3-4 medium (boiled and cut to small square pieces)
Poppy seeds - 2 tbsp (ground to a paste)
Chillies - 3-4
Kala Jeera - a pinch
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Mustard Oil - according to your requirements (1-4 tbsp)
Water - 1/2 cup

-Boil the potatoes, cut and keep aside.
-Soak the dry ground posto in some water for 5-10 minutes and then grind along with 1 to 2 chillies to a smooth paste.
-Heat oil in a kadai.
-Add kala jeera, when the oil is hot. The kala jeera begins to splutter.
-Add 2 chillies that are cut in half.
-Add the potatoes and cook for 5-7 minutes. Stir from time to time.
-Add some sugar and salt to taste.
-Add the posto bata (poppy seed paste).
-Stir till the water dries up and the posto is smeared on the potatoes.