ALOO POSTO (POTATO WITH POPPY SEEDS)

INGREDIENTS:

Potatoes cut into dices (4-5).

Poppy seeds/Posto (100gms).

Dried red chillies (2-3).

Mustard oil (15-25ml).

Salt to taste.

PROCEDURE:

Grind poppy seeds to paste along with dried red chillies and keep aside.

Now heat oil in a pan, as smoke emits from pan, simmer it and add potatoes and fry golden brown, now add poppy seeds and dried chilli paste to it, mix it well and add salt and water and let it cook in closed lid, cook till potatoes gets softer and you will find posto expands and now remove the lid and bring the water to boil and let it dry up as per your required consistency. Posto wraps around soft potatoes, now add about 3-5ml of mustard oil and mix well and off the flame. Serve it with steamed rice and enjoy the tongue tickling awesome taste of alu posto.