Bengali Aloo Posto/ Potato with Poppy seed

Ingredients ::

Potato : 6 medium sizes (cut into cube shapes)
Poppy seed paste : 6 tbsp
Mustard oil
Onion : 1 medium sizes (finely chopped)
Tomato : 1 small sizes (cut into small pieces)
Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Red chili : 2
Salt
Sugar

Method ::

Soak the poppy seeds in the water for an hour then just strain the poppy seeds by a tea-strainer. Grind it in a mixer grinder amd make it a smooth paste. Heat oil in a frying pan and add the cumin seeds and red chili and afterthat fry the chopped onions till it turns golden, next add the cube sized potatoes and let them fry, finally its the time to add poppy seeds paste and cook it for 2 minutes. Pour water and cover it for 10 minutes till the potatoes get boil. Stir in salt and sugar. The recipe should be thicky.Serve it with rice or roti.

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