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Delectable Alu Jhinge Posto / Potato Ridge gourd curry with poppy seeds
Today I will share how to make Alu Jhinge Posto/ Potato Ridge gourd curry with poppy seeds which is a very easy and simple recipe. It requires only easily available ingredients to get prepared. The best part of this popular recipe is that it can be prepared very easily without investing much time. In this recipe, Ridge Gourd and Potatoes are cooked with Poppy seeds paste, tempered with green Chilies and Panchphoron.
Equipment used
- Blender/ Sil batta
- Kadai/ Fry pan
- Spatula
Ingredients
- Ridge gourd-500 gm
- Potato-4/250 gm
- Mustard oil1 tbsp
- Green chili-1
- Ginger-1/2 inch
- Cumin powder-1/2 tbsp
- Panch phoron-1/2 t spoon (It comprises mouri (fennel seeds), methi (fenugreek seeds), kalo jeera (black cumin seeds), zeera(cumin seeds), and a typically Bengali spice, called radhuni)
- Poppy seeds-60 gm/3 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Chopped coriander leaves-2 tbsp
How to make Delectable Alu Jhinge Posto / Potato Ridge gourd curry with poppy seeds
Heat mustard oil in a Kadai
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Add panchphoron and green chili for tempering
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As they splutter and sizzle add the potato (cut into small cubic size)
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Then add the Jhinge/ ridge gourd (cut into curry cut size), and stir them continuously for 2-3 minutes on high flame
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Now add the mashed ginger and stir them
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Add cumin powder and salt
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Stir them for another 2 minutes
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Now cover the lid and allow them to cook for 5-6 minutes on low flame without adding water
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Open the cover, mix them
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Now add the poppy seeds paste (make a paste with the help of sil batta or blender)
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Add 2-3 tbsp water in the bowl, and add the poppy seeds’ water
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Now again cover the lid and allow them to cook for 5 minutes to boil the potatoes
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Open the cover, mix them well
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Sprinkle 2-3 drops of raw mustard oil
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Spread chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice
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You may go for my other poppy seeds curry recipe
Rui posto/rohu with poppy seeds