FRIED POPPY SEED BALLS CURRY WITH VEGETABLES CURRY(POSTOR BORAR JHALER JHOL)

FRIED POPPY SEED BALLS CURRY WITH VEGETABLES  CURRY(POSTOR BORAR JHALER JHOL)

First we make posto bora(Crackling Poppy Seed Fritters)

Postor Bora

Ingredients:

• White poppy seeds: 5 tbsp
  
  
• Salt:  to taste
• green chili:2
• Water: just enough to bind the ingredients
• Mustard oil: for deep-frying

Method:

Mix poppy seeds with salt & green chili with minimum amount of water. Adding even a liitle bit of extra water will ruin the crispiness,& grind nicely then make a ball and flat it.
Heat oil in a fry pan and fry it both the sides.


For the jhol/ gravy 

Ingredients:

• Potatoes - cut into medium pieces
• cauli flower,pointed guards,brinjal -cut into medium pieces
• Ginger paste Tomatoes - chopped
• Jeera/ Cumin seeds
• Haldi / Turmeric powder
• Red chilli powder
• Salt - to taste Roasted jeera powder
• Oil - around 1 tbsp
• Water

 Method

• Heat oil. Add the jeera.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• When it starts to splutter, add the onions and fry only for a while. 
•  Now add the potatoes and other vegetables fry again on high heat.
• Add the ginger paste, haldi powder, red chilli powder and salt.
•  Add enough water to cover the  vegetables.
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• Cover and cook till the  vegetables are done.
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• Remove cover and check if there is enough water. Else add more water and check ... if needed add a little more salt.
• Add the tomatoes now and cover again.
• When it comes to a boil again  add the postor boras/ fried poppy seed balls, the roasted jeera powder Cover and simmer for a while.
• The boras will soak up a lot of water
• Remove and keep covered for a while.
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