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Potato With Nigella, Poppy Seeds And Tomato

26/03/2017 by Sujata Roy 20 Comments

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Potatoes with nigella, poppy seeds and tomatoes.

A very delicious and easy to cook side dish. In West Bengal aloo posto or potatoes with poppy seeds or posto or khaskhas is an all time favourite dish.

Poppy seeds are rich in minerals such as zinc, magnesium and calcium.

And one teaspoon of poppy seeds has 4 percent of the recommended daily intake of both calcium and phosphorus, which combine to form the mineral used to build bones.

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We usually don’t use tomato in aloo posto or potato with poppy seeds but I have heard about this recipe from my sister in-law Arunima Gupta. It sounds little different and we loved the taste.

Thanks Arunima for this easy and delicious recipe. Everyone loved it.

This post is going to be a part of #Foodiemonday bloghop. And our this week’s theme is #nigella seeds.
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The kalonji, or Nigella seeds or black cumin is an interesting spice – when used for tempering, it adds a beautiful aroma to the dishes, and a hint of flavour that you can’t quite nail.
Flavour and aroma aside, the tiny black seed comes with a whole lot of health benefits. It’s loaded with trace elements, vitamins, crystalline nigellone, amino acids, saponin, crude fiber, proteins and fatty acids like linolenic and oleic acids, volatile oils, alkaloids, iron, sodium, potassium and calcium. It keeps your heart healthy.

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You don’t need much spices to make it. I have used only salt, green chillies, turmeric powder, poppy seeds,tomatoes and nigella seeds or kalonji or black cumin. Kashmiri red chilli powder is optional I have used it to add some colour. You can omit it if you want.

This Curry goes well with steamed rice.
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Recipe


Potatoes:- 3 medium

Tomatoes – 2 large chopped

Green chilli – 4-5 or to taste

Nigella seeds – 1/4:teaspoon

Poppy seeds – 1/4 cup

Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon

Kashmiri red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon, optional

Mustered oil – 2 tablespoon+ 1 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Water as require

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Method


Soak the poppy seeds in hot water for 15 minutes or microwave for 2 minutes with little water. Soaked seeds will grind easily.

Drain and grind the poppy seeds with 2 green chillies. You can add more chillies if you want your curry hot. You can add little water. Make a smooth paste and keep it aside.

Peel and slice the potatoes. Wash well.

Heat 2 tablespoon mustard oil in a pan. Add nigella seeds or black cumin or kalonji and chopped tomatoes. Saute until the tomatoes becomes mushy.

Now add the potatoes, salt and turmeric powder. Fry until it dried up completely.

Add enough water to boil the potatoes. Cover and cook until the potatoes becomes tender. Let the water dried up.

Add the poppy seeds and green chilli paste and kasmiri red chilli powder. Red chilli powder is optional. I have added it to bring some colour. You can omit it if you want. Saute for a minute.

Add water to make a thick gravy. You can make it dry too. It will be delicious in both ways. But don’t make it runny.

Cook until you get your desired consistency. Add some more slit green chillies and 1 teaspoon mustard oil. Mix well and switch off the flame.

Serve with hot streamed rice or any kind of bread or paratha or puri or luchi.

Enjoy……..

Filed Under: Curries, Gluten Free, Satvik Food Recipes, Traditional Food, Vegan Foods, Vegetarian Tagged With: aloo posto, Bengali cuisine, black cumin, chilli, easy cooking, kalonji, nigella, no onion garlic recipe, poppy seeds, poppy seeds and tomatoes, potatoes, potatoes with nigella, side dish, tomatoes

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  1. saumyaanandakrishnan says

    27/03/2017 at 4:53 AM

    Sounds delicious…..Gud to know more about the gudness of poppy seeds and nigella seeds….I usually add nigella seeds to chicken curries…Good share.

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      27/03/2017 at 6:27 PM

      Nigella with chicken. Wow sounds great. Thanks a lot dear 😍

      Reply
  2. Ei Gi Chakhum says

    27/03/2017 at 5:22 AM

    Tempting share Sujatadi👌 I would love to relish it with some pooris😋

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      27/03/2017 at 6:23 PM

      Thank you so much Pushpita 😍

      Reply
  3. alkajena says

    27/03/2017 at 7:34 AM

    Love having aloo posto with poori

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      27/03/2017 at 6:22 PM

      Thanks a bunch Alka 😍

      Reply
  4. Mayuri Patel says

    27/03/2017 at 5:29 PM

    The mention of serving this potato curry with puri is tempting. I”ve never tried nigella seeds to curry. Will have to try it.

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      27/03/2017 at 6:20 PM

      Do try Mayuri. You will love it. Thanks a lot dear 😍

      Reply
  5. Nisa @flavour diary says

    27/03/2017 at 5:31 PM

    It looks delicious and easy to make….yummy

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      27/03/2017 at 6:19 PM

      Thank you so much Nisa 😊

      Reply
  6. Rupa says

    28/03/2017 at 12:25 PM

    Superb and easy recipe

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      29/03/2017 at 2:40 AM

      Thank you so much Rupa 😊😊

      Reply
  7. elliebleu says

    29/03/2017 at 4:03 AM

    I can almost smell all the spices in this dish. Lovely recipe!

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      29/03/2017 at 6:58 AM

      Thanks a lot. I am very happy you liked it 😊😊

      Reply
  8. Preethi's Cuisine says

    03/04/2017 at 9:15 AM

    Wonderful Share!! Miss Poppy seeds here as they are banned.

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      03/04/2017 at 9:52 AM

      Oh! Thanks a lot Dear 😍😍

      Reply
  9. kritisinghal2403 says

    08/04/2017 at 9:46 AM

    Wonderful 🙂

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      08/04/2017 at 11:19 AM

      Thanks Kriti 😊

      Reply

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