Bhindi Posto – unique and easy bhindi recipe
Bhindi posto is another variation of posto recipe. It is an unique posto recipe. Bhindi posto recipe is not so common Bengali posto recipe but try it once and I am sure you will love this. Bhindi posto is ‘dharos posto ‘ or you may call this ladies finger cooked in poppy seed paste . When you buy bhindi ensure that you buy ‘young’ bhindis (not pakka bhindia). Its easy to know which are good bhindis by just breaking the tip of it while buying. if the tip of the bhindi breaks you know its a good, young one.
Now back to our recipe. See how easy it is to cook this bhindi recipe.
- Preparation Time: 10 minutes
- Cooking Time: 25 minutes
- Serves: 2
Ingredients required for this bhindi recipe :
- Bhindi – 250 gm
- Posto paste (poppy seed paste) – 4 table spoon
- Mustard oil – 7 table spoon
- Salt – 1/3 teaspoon
- Onion – 1 big size
- Green chili – 4 pieces
- Water – 5 table spoon
Method to cook bhindi posto :
- Soak the poppy seeds in slightly warm water for 30 mins. Then drain the water and make a fine paste.
- Cut the bhindis (ladies finger) into 1 inch pieces. Add a pinch of salt and mix well with the bhindi.
- Cut the onion into fine slices and chop the green chilis.
- Heat 6 table spoon of oil in a kadai and deep fry the bhindis till they are light brown.
- Now take the bhindis and keep it on a absorbent kitchen towel (made of tissue like paper) to soak the extra oil.
- Remove this oil and take some fresh oil and heat again in medium heat.
- Add green chili, onion and fry for few minutes till the onions turn brownish.
- Add the fried bhindi, posto paste, salt and water. Mix well.
- When the water becoms totally dry add 1 teaspoon fresh mustard oil and mix thoroughly.
- Serve with boiled rice pr paratha.
