Hog plum pickle with poppy seeds and jaggery/Gur Posto Diye Amrar Chatni
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This is one of the lost recipes. But in rural areas, still, some families are preparing this very simple and amazing sweet pickle recipe. The hog plum is fried and then simmered in a thick gravy made with poppy seeds and jaggery and finished in a warm, spicy, sweet, and tangy flavored sauce this is How to make Posto Diye Amrar Chatni/ Hog plum pickle with poppy seeds and jaggery/Gur Posto Diye Amrar Chatni. In an earlier post, we made How to make bilati amrar chutney, which is totally different from this recipe. Here I used sugarcane jaggery, poppy seeds, and sour hog plum.
Main equipment required
Kadai and spatula
sil bata/ Grinding stone
Ingredients to make Posto Diye Amrar Chatni
- Poppy seeds/posto/Khas Khas-50 gm
- Sugarcanejaggery-75 gm
- Amra/ hog plum-100 gm
- Panch phoron-1/2 t spoon (It comprises mouri (fennel seeds), methi (fenugreek seeds), kaalo jeera (black cumin seeds), jeera(cumin seeds), and a typically Bengali spice, called radhuni)
- Oil-1/2 tbsp
- Red chili-1
- Salt to taste
How to make Posto Diye Amrar Chatni
Make a paste of poppy seeds with the help of sil bata. I prefer it because of its smooth paste. The paste made by sil bata requires no water, and the outcome is an extra smooth paste.
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Peel and cut the Amra/hog plums in two halves
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Heat oil in a Kadai and add panch phoron for tempering
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Add 1 whole red chili
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As they splutter and sizzle add the Amra/hog plum
![Posto Diye Amrar Chatni step5](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Posto-Diye-Amrar-Chatni-step5.png)
Stir them for a minute
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Then add 2 cups of water and allow them to boil in high flame
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Add the jaggery and mix it with water
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![Posto Diye Amrar Chatni step10](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Posto-Diye-Amrar-Chatni-step10.png)
Now add the poppy seed paste and mix it well.
![Posto Diye Amrar Chatni step11](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Posto-Diye-Amrar-Chatni-step11.png)
![Posto Diye Amrar Chatni step12](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Posto-Diye-Amrar-Chatni-step12.png)
Allow them to boil for 2-3 minutes in high flame
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Check the hog plums, which are boiled nicely now, and make the flame low.
![Posto Diye Amrar Chatni step15](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Posto-Diye-Amrar-Chatni-step15.png)
And make the gravy some more to thick.
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Transfer them to a serving bowl and serve hot or cool, you can refrigerate also to have the next day.