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Aloo Poshto

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 A simple, easy and quick dish to have with rice from the Indian Bengali kitchen. A tasty meal for the vegitarian! ~INGREDIENTS~ •Potato (3) •Poshto(poppy seeds) 50gm •Red dry chilli(1) •Green chili(1) • Salt and Sugar •Oil (better to use mustard oil)60g ~PREPARATIONS~ Cooking time- 15-20 minutes ~• STEP BY STEP PROCESS •~ • soak the poshto (poppy seeds)in water for atleast 1-2 hours because it makes the poppy fluffy. • Peel and potatoes and cut it into 1cm cube and make sure to wash the potatoes after cutting. • Now grind the soaked poshto (poppy seeds) with 2 chopped green chillies. You can bring the grind to a paste [[with 75g of water]] but always make it slightly coarse for texture. • Add 60g of mustard oil in the pan/cauldron and wait till it gets lightly smoked and turns pale yellow. • Add the dried red chilli and stir it for 5 seconds  • Now add the potatoes into it and saute under medium heat for 5 minutes and don't let it to turn brown [[ stir frequently ]]. • Now add the