Dim Posto

About this Recipe...

'Posto' or poppy seed is one of a very favorite ingredient in bengali cuisine. We bongs love to use Posto bata or poppy seed paste in many of our curries and the taste is divine. Aloo Posto, jhinge Posto are such dishes which I love the most, taste heavenly with hot steamed rice.

Coming back to today's recipe Dim Posto or egg curry with poppy seed paste. It is the end of the week and my refrigerator is empty with no veggies, only eggs are left. So took quick decision to make this delectable Dim Posto for dinner. The preparation is quite easy and the curry is also ready in less time, different from the other egg curry preparation and the taste is also very unique.

Dim Posto goes well with hot steamed rice, but you can have it with roti or Paratha as well. So presenting this simple yet very delicious bengali recipe Dim Posto for all the egg lovers. If you want to try something different with eggs then try this recipe, you will never get disappoint with it.

Ingredients

• 2 Hard boiled eggs cut into halves
• 1 Tbsp All purpose flour
• 1 tsp Corn starch
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 2 Tbsp Mustard oil
• 1 One inch long cinnamon stick
• 3-4 cloves
• 2 Green cardamom
• 1/2 Cup Finely chopped onion
• 1 tsp Ginger paste
• 1 tsp Green chilli paste
• 1 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1/2 Cup Poppy seed paste
• 1/4 tsp Sugar

Directions

1. First of all make a smooth batter with all purpose flour, corn starch, turmeric powder, salt to taste and little water.
2. Dip the eggs into the batter, so the batter can coat the eggs nicely.
3. Now heat up mustard oil and fry the egg gently.
4. Fry both the sides of the eggs till it gets nice golden brown color.
5. Remove it from the pan and keep aside.
6. Now on the same pan, if required then add some more oil.
7. When the oil gets hot, add cinnamon stick, cardamom and cloves and fry it for few seconds.
8. Now add chopped onion and fry it till it gets translucent.
9. Now add ginger and green chili paste and sauté it for couple of minutes until the oil start separating from the sides.
10. Now add turmeric and red chili powder to it and fry it.
11. Next add the poppy seed paste, salt and little sugar to it, mix everything well and cook it.
12. If the mixture looks too dry then add water to get a smooth consistency.
13. Cover the pan and let the gravy come to a boil.
14. When the gravy will start boiling, place the eggs with yolk side on top.
15. Turn off the heat and serve Dim Posto or egg curry with poppy seed with hot steamed rice.
16. Notes:
    To make the poppy seed paste, grind the poppy seed into a fine powder. Add water to it and make a smooth paste.