Bengali IndianLunchVegetarianWest Bengal

🥔Aloo Poshto with Rice

Name: Aloo Poshto with Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Bengali)
Ingredients: 3 medium potato; 0.5 cup rice; 4 tbsp poppy seeds (posto); 3 piece green chili; 0.5 tsp nigella seeds; 2 tbsp mustard oil

Authentic bengali indian lunch you can cook at home in about 30 minutes. 6 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

30 min

Serves

Per serving

460 kcal

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients (1 servings)

3 mediumpotato
0.5 cuprice
4 tbsppoppy seeds (posto)
3 piecegreen chili
0.5 tspnigella seeds
2 tbspmustard oil

Instructions

1
Soak poppy seeds 10 min; grind with green chili to a thick paste.
2
Heat mustard oil to smoking, then cool slightly. Pop nigella seeds.
3
Add cubed potato; sauté 5 min. Add posto paste, salt, and 1/3 cup water.
4
Cover and cook 12 min until potatoes are creamy. Serve with steamed rice and a drizzle of raw mustard oil.

Nutrition per serving

460

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

Get a full week of bengali indian meals

MealAI builds a personalized 7-day plan around recipes like this one, with grocery list and budget — free.

Try MealAI free