BEGUN POSTO (EGG PLANT IN POPPY SEEDS PASTE)
Today I am sharing a traditional mouth watery Bengali dish. Simple yet tasty dish with eggplant is yummilicious. Try it, it will be one of your favorite too. INGREDIENTS:- 250 gm Egg Plant 3 tbsp Poppy Seeds Paste 4-5 Green Chillies (Slitted) 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp Sugar Salt to taste 4 tbsp Mustard Oil 1 large Onion (thinly sliced) METHOD:- Wash and cut egg plant lengthwise, smear with little salt and turmeric powder. Heat mustard oil in a non-stick pan. Fry egg plant pieces nicely. Remove all the fried pieces from the oil by using a spoon. Set aside. Add sliced onion and sliced green chillies in the same oil. Fry till onion turns into golden in color. Add turmeric powder, salt and sugar, keep stirring for a minute. Add poppyseed paste and 1/2 cup of water. Stir continuously. At this time add fried eggplant and mix all very lightly. Simmer the heat now. When gravy becomes thicker and everything leaves oil from the sides; it's done. Serve hot with