Dim posto
Dim posto, from above
Non vegEggBengal

Dim posto

Boiled eggs in a creamy poppy seed paste. Bengal's comfort egg curry.

30 minTime
12 gProtein each
mildSpice
Poppy and eggs1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayFresh ground posto and mustard oil.
The original
261kcalsame
12 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
30minutessame

Dim posto as Bengali homes make it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Egg6, boiled
Poppy seeds (white poppy seeds)4 tbsp, soaked and ground
Green chilli3
Mustard oil2 tbsp
Nigella seeds½ tsp
Potato1, cubed
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Sugara pinch
Water¾ cup
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Fry eggs lightly in mustard oil with turmeric; remove.
  2. 2Fry potato until golden.
  3. 3Temper nigella and chilli; add posto paste and fry briefly.
  4. 4Add water, salt, sugar, potato and eggs; simmer until thick.
Serve it like this

Serve with steamed rice and a squeeze of lemon.

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What goes with Dim posto: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Luchi45 min
Bread or rice Basanti pulao45 min
With a main Bengali masoor dal30 min
On the side Aloo posto30 min
On the side Begun bhaja25 min
To drink Lebu cha6 min
Something sweet Rasgulla60 min
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