I think almost every Bengali is familiar with this name. I love ‘posto’ or poppy seeds in any form. I made this dish on yesterday lunch along with some steamed rice. The fresh flavour of mustard oil and poppy seed paste always makes me crazy. I made it in microwave but you can also make this in oven. Try this in your kitchen and let me know how it turns out.
Preparation Time: 05 M
Cooking Time: 10 M
Total Time: 25 M
Required Ingredients :
- 6 Tablespoons of poppy seeds.
- 3 Teaspoons of chopped onion.
- 3 chopped green chilies.
- 1 Teaspoon chopped tomato.
- 3 Teaspoons of chopped coriander leaves.
- 3 Tablespoons of Pure Mustard Oil.
- Salt.
- Water.
Method of Cooking
- Soaked the poppy seeds in 7-8 Tablespoons of water for 2-3 hours. You can also soak it in milk.
- Then grind them to a very smooth paste.
- Put the paste in a oven proof bowl.
- Add onion, green chilies, tomato and coriander leaves into the paste. Mix it with a spoon.
- Then add some salt and Pure mustard oil. Again mix it.
- Put the bowl in the micriwave with lid. Cover the bowl half with the lid.
- Now turn on the oven for 3 minutes.
- Take it out and mix with a spoon.
- Again put it in the oven for 2-3 minutes. After that posto will be ready. Before serving drizzle some more mustard oil.
- The more you add water in the paste, the more time it will take to cook.
Serve hot with some plain rice.