Chicken Posto (Chicken in Poppy Seeds Gravy - Bengali Style)
Description
Cooking Time
Preparation Time :2 Hr 0 Min
Cook Time : 20 Min
Total Time : 2 Hr 20 Min
Ingredients
Serves : 4
400-500 gms. chicken with bones
1 cup yoghurt, beaten
1 tsp. lime juice
3 tbsp. poppy seeds paste
2 tbsp. mustard oil
1 tsp. nigella seeds
1 onion, chopped
1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste
1 fresh red / green chili, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1-2 green chillies, slit
1 tsp. raw mustard oil
Directions
Marinate the chicken with 1/2 cup yoghurt, lime juice and 2 tbsp. poppy seed paste for 2 hours.
Heat oil in a pan and temper with nigella seeds. Saute for a few seconds. Then add the onion and fry till light brown. Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry till the raw smell disappears.
Now add the remaining yoghurt and chili paste. Continue to fry till the oil separates. Add the marinated chicken, salt, remaining poppy seed paste and slit green chilies.
Cover and cook till done. Add some water if required. Switch off the flame and add the coriander leaves and raw mustard oil.
Keep it covered for 2-3 minutes. Serve, garnished with coriander leaves.
