Aloo Poshto Recipe (Bengali Poppy Seed Potatoes)

Ingredients

• 4 cups potato cubes
• oil for deep-frying
• 2 tbsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
• 2 tsp chopped green chillies
• 1 tbsp oil
• 3 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli, broken into pieces
• 1/2 tsp haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• salt (namak) to taste

Steps

1. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and deep-fry the potatoes in few batches, till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Keep aside.
2. Dry roast the poppy seeds in a small non-stick pan for 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Combine the roasted poppy seeds and green chillies in a mixer along with ¼ cup of water and blend till smooth. Keep aside.
4. Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the red chillies, poppy seeds-green chillies mixture and turmeric powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring it occasionally.
5. Add the fried potatoes, 1 tbsp of water and salt, toss well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
6. Serve hot.