Data posto or drumsticks with poppy seeds.
Data posto is a very common dish of Bengali household. You can make it with tender and thick both type of drumsticks. If you are using thick drumstick scrap the skin before using. Sometimes we make it with only poppy seeds and green chilli paste and sometime adding mustard powder with or without poppy seeds. All the three dishes taste totally different and delicious.
I have already shared a drumstick or sojne data recipe with mustard and panch phoran or Bengali five spices. Get the recipe here
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Today I am sharing two different taste of drumstick with poppy seeds or khas khas. One with only poppy seeds or khas khas and green chilli and other is with mustard powder and poppy seeds. Recipe is similar but adding mustard, you will get totally different taste. You can skip potato if you want, make it with only drumstick. My mother in law used to make it with only thick variety drumsticks.
Recipe is very easy and simple. You need only poppy seeds and green chilli paste with salt and turmeric powder. If you want to make sorshe posto die data or drumsticks with poppy seeds and mustard then add only 1 tablespoon mustard powder with poppy seeds paste.
Recipe
Drumstick – 250 gram
Potatoes – 2 large
Poppy seeds or khas khas – 3 tablespoon
Green chilli – 3 – 4 or to taste
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard oil – 1 & 1/2 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon
Water – 1 & 1/2 cup + 1/4 cup
For poppy seeds and mustard drumstick –
Mustard powder – 1 tablespoon
Method
1. Soak poppy seeds or khas khas in 1/4 cup hot water for 30 minutes or microwave for 1 minute.
2. Grind soaked poppy seeds with green chilli with the help of little water.
3. Peel and cut the potatoes lengthwise.
4. Rinse and cut the drumsticks into 2 inch piece. If you are using thick drumstick then scrap the skin lightly.
5. Heat 1& 1/2 tablespoon mustard oil in a pan or wok.
6. Add chopped potatoes and drumsticks. You can add 1/2 teaspoon Nigella seeds or kalonji for tempering. I didn’t. Add Nigella seeds in hot oil before adding potatoes and drumstick if using.
7. Fry for 2 – 3 minutes.
Add salt, turmeric powder and green chilli, poppy seeds paste. Mix well.
8. If you want to make it with poppy seeds and mustard, then soak 1 tablespoon mustard powder in 3 tablespoon water for 10 – 15 minutes. Add with poppy seeds and green chilli paste. But first time try it with only poppy seeds and then try with mustard to enjoy both taste.
9. When dried up add water. Cover and cook till potatoes and drumsticks becomes soft and dried up completely.
10. Add 1 teaspoon mustard oil and mix well. This step is optional but adding mustard oil at the end gives extra zing.
Serve with steamed rice.
Note
Potatoes are optional. You can make it with only drumsticks.
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