A typical Bengali delicacy where poppy seed paste is cooked with chopped onion, tomato and green chilli. Simple to cook but so tasty, I can polish off a full plate of rice with just this.
Soak the poppyseed in water for some time. Then grind it to a paste with the garlic and green chillies. We prefer to have it hot, please use the green chilli as per your taste.
Heat mustard oil in a pan and add the nigella seed/Kalonji seed/Kalojire into it. Let it splutter. Then add chopped onion and fry till golden brown.
Add the poppy seed paste mix to the onions with a splash of water. Fry till the water evaporates. Add salt and turmeric.
When oil comes out add chopped tomatoes. Fry till tomatoes are mashed.
Sprinkle a little sugar and adjust the salt. Serve with hot rice. and green chilli.
Ingredients
- Poppy Seed - 4 tbsp
- Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
- Green chilli - as per taste
- Onion - 2, chopped
- Tomato - 1, chopped
- Salt, turmeric, sugar
- Mustard oil
- Kalojire / Kalonji Seed - 1/2 tsp
Soak the poppyseed in water for some time. Then grind it to a paste with the garlic and green chillies. We prefer to have it hot, please use the green chilli as per your taste.
Heat mustard oil in a pan and add the nigella seed/Kalonji seed/Kalojire into it. Let it splutter. Then add chopped onion and fry till golden brown.
Add the poppy seed paste mix to the onions with a splash of water. Fry till the water evaporates. Add salt and turmeric.
When oil comes out add chopped tomatoes. Fry till tomatoes are mashed.
Sprinkle a little sugar and adjust the salt. Serve with hot rice. and green chilli.
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