Dim posto or Egg in poppy seed gravy
Made this Dim Posto or eggs cooked in a spicy poppy seed paste few days back as a side dish to keema pulao and it was a perfect pairing. Now, there is no point explaining…
Patal chingri posto
Hubby could manage some small prawns, which prompted me immediately to make this patal chingri posto or parwal prawn curry with poppy seed paste. Those staying in my locality knows how difficult it is to…
Parsey Posto
We bengali love our posto and it can be in any form. Be it in its raw form, that is our famous kancha posto bata or the basic aloo posto and jhinge posto extended it…
Aloo Begun Posto
Sometimes a very basic recipe wins the heart and this aloo begun posto is no exception. Cooked in a normal aloo posto way however, I have one lonely brinjal sitting in my fridge and decided…
Jhinge khosa /Ridge gourd peel bharta
Something with the waste and it is delicious. I am talking about Jhinge khosa or Ridge gourd peel bharta. I have collected the jhinge or ridge gourd peels when I was making ‘ jhinge aloo…
Jhinge aloo posto
I was browsing my recipe list on the blog the other day and this strikes in my mind, how come I havenot written anything on this humble jhinge aloo posto, which is a regular feature…
Aloo posto – Dry Version
This dish, you mention to any bengali anywhere in the world and you will see the sparkle in their eyes. Yes, it is that humble aloo posto or potato cooked in poppy seed paste in…
Posto bora – poppy seed fritters
Being a ‘bangal’ ( ancestors are from Bangladesh, that is) has its own perks, you grew up having tastiest food with focus on fish, fish and more fish. , Though I donot believe it by heart,…
Lau Shak Posto Bharta
The original recipe was ‘Lau patay posto bhate’ i.e. poppy seed paste is wrapped in bottlegourd leaf and then steamed in boiling rice. Don’t remember from where did I collected the recipe, most probably it…
Narkol Posto Chingri
This dish is a combination of two of the Bengali delicacies, prawn and posto or poppy seed paste. The gravy is made using onions and desiccated coconut, then it was given a nutty flavor with…