Aloo Jhinge Posto

Aloo Jhinge Posto - Tanushree Aich

Recipe :

• Peel & cube potatoes, smear some salt n shallow fry them in a wok with lil oil, cook them till 3/4 th done
• Peel & cut ridge gourd in semi circles of about half an inch thickness, smear salt & keep aside
• Alongside grind together soaked poppy seeds( ensure u use very lil water, just enough to soak) & green chillies to a thick paste
• Once the potatoes are almost done, keep them aside
• Add a lil oil in the same wok, add a tsp nigella seeds/ kalonji add in the ridge gourd pieces
• Once the ridgegourd goes limp add the potatoes & the poppy paste
• Add a pinch turmeric pwdr & lil water
• Cook till the poppy seed masalas coat the veggies
• Adjust salt, add chopped cilantro
• Serve hot with steamed rice & dal!!