Aloo Posto Bhaja | Fried Potato with Poppy Seeds
Aloo Posto Bhaja is one of the most loved appetizers in all Bengali household, which is served as a side dish combined with dal
and plain rice. (Aloo= Potato, Posto= Poppy seeds, Bhaja= fried) there you have
the full meaning of this delectable and yummy dish from the Bengali cuisine.
There are many version to the 'Aloo Posto Bhaja'
recipe, depending on the way how we chop the potatoes, then adding up the poppy
seeds either as a seasoning or as a garnishing. That is how this simple and
easy recipe is done in one or the different, but the easier way.
Poppy seeds as you came to know is 'Posto' in
Bengali, it is known as "Khus khus' in Hindi. And we normally use the
'White Poppy Seeds' for most of our delicacies. White Poppy Seeds are known to
be as the 'Jewel of Spices' in Bengal
because these tiny little white pearls are immensely
costly in the markets. And they are so light and flowy that they are blown away
with the speed of the wind, just like the
pollens.
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| Posto |
Aloo Posto Bhaja or Fried
Potato with Poppy seeds is one of the simplest and tastiest potato dishes you
would ever come across. This version of Aloo Posto Bhaja is my favourite recipe from the Bengali cooking. it
is the ultimate solution to my rich food cravings and the scintillating aroma
of the Posto just make my day beautiful.
There are many other
vegetarian dishes prepared with Posto, which I might be sharing on my blog in
the upcoming days. One of the best recipes
from the Bengali culinary world is the classic 'Aloo Posto' which isn't the fried version, it
is prepared either with onions, garlic, other main powdered or whole spices.
We often prepare the
simple 'Aloo Bhaja' for almost our daily quick cooking solution, with just frying
the potatoes with oil, however 'Aloo Posto Bhaja' is served especially during
birthdays, marriages, festivals, or Puja occasions. It is the finest comfort
food that you would come across when it comes to the Bengali cuisine food
preferences.
I made these scrumptious
'Aloo Posto Bhaja' previous afternoon with other side dishes, some freshly made
dal and piping hot steamed rice in the lunch for a thrilling meal. Well, Aloo is the most loved veggie in my house and this #AlooPosto just adds
up a delightful joyous environment in the dining table during lunch.
Posto or #PoppySeeds is just
an emotion to all the #Bengalis We tend to
prepare most of our dishes with #Posto in any condition especially for any #occasions for
that extra dose to the sense of taste and royal likeliness.
Aloo Posto Bhaja | Fried Potato with Poppy Seeds
[Veg]
Author: Paromita.P
Prep Time: 4 minutes
Cooking Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes (approx)
Recipe Type: Fry/Appetizer
Course: Additional side dish
Cuisine: Indian/Bengali
Serves: 2
Measuring Items: 1 cup=150 ml;
Teaspoon (tsp)
Tips: Do not over fry the potatoes, as it has to be mild soft and crunchy, also succulent.
Ingredients:
- Potato- 2
- White Poppy seeds- 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder- half a tsp
- Salt- half a tsp (or according to taste)
- Mustard oil- half a cup
How to prepare ‘Aloo Posto Bhaja’ with step by step pictures and instructions-
- Peel the potato
skin, wash and cut into slices.
- Potato slices
should be a little bit thick and not too
much thin.
- Sprinkle turmeric
powder and salt.
- Mix all the
potato slices properly with turmeric powder and salt. Leave it for 5 minutes.
- By then heat oil
in a cooking pan.
- Once the oil starts leaving fumes, lower the gas flame
and slide in the potato slices in the hot pan.
- Cover the pan with a lid for 2 minutes and let the potato get cooked well.
- Open the lid of
the pan, flip the potato slices and fry them on both sides.
- Switch off the flame and remove the fried potato slices from the pan.
- Heat a frying
pan, put poppy seeds into the hot pan and roast for 2 minutes.
- Finally, add the roasted poppy seeds with the
fried potatoes.
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