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Piaj Posto (Bengali Onion Poppy Seed Recipe)

Piaj Posto is a simple Bengali dish made with onions cooked in poppy seed paste. In Bengali, “piaj” means onion and “posto” means poppy seeds. This is an easy and tasty dish, full of flavour from mustard oil and green chilies, and is perfect with hot steamed rice.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 persons
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Bengali , Indian, vegetarian
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups sliced onions
  • 1/4 cups Posto bata. ( ground poppy seeds ) 6 tsps. poppy seeds with 1 green chilli
  • 6 pieces Green chillies Slit the chillies
  • 3/4 tsp. Salt
  • 3 Tablespoons Mustard Oil

Equipment

  • 1 Grinder/ coffee grinder
  • 1 Wok or Pan

Method
 

  1. Peel and slice the onions to make 2 cups
  2. Slit the Green chillies
  3. Make the Poppy seeds into a paste. Look at * how to make Posto Bata or Poppy seed Paste above.
  4. Heat the wok/ pan and add the Mustard Oil ( save 1 tsp for garnish )
  5. Add 1 Green chilli
  6. Add the sliced onions and fry, till soft and golden brown.
  7. Add the Poppy seed paste/ posto bata, salt, and the other slit green chillies
  8. Stir well, let it cook with the onions
  9. Taste the salt in the dish before switching off the heat
  10. Transfer the Piaj Posto to a serving dish
  11. Sprinkle the saved 1 tsp of Mustard oil over the Piaj posto
  12. Serve warm with hot steamed rice.

Notes

Adjust the chillies according to your taste
Do not Fry the onions crispy
Mustard oil gives it the distinctive flavour