Begun Posto( Brinjals with poppy seed)

Posto or poppy seed is very popular in Bengal. Every other veggie is cooked with posto seeds. Yesterday my friend Sanghamitra came to dine with me. So I made some Begun posto.
For Begun posto we need :
Brinjals 1kg
Posto: 75 grams ground to paste.
Onions :3 medium ground to paste.
Garlic paste:1 tsp
Haldi (Turmeric powder):1/2 tsp
Chilly Powder: To taste
Salt
Oil
Tamarind pulp: 2/3 tbs
Cut the brinjals to large pieces.
Fry them nicely in oil and keep aside.
Heat oil. Add the poppy paste to it and saute well.

Now add onion paste,  garlic paste,turmeric powder, chilly paste ,salt and again continue to saute adding a little water from time to time if necessary. Now add the fried brinjals and water . The amount of water depends on the consistency of the gravy you want. After letting this come to a boil add the tamarind pulp. Add slit green chillies. Serve with steamed rice or chappatis. Potatoes cooked with poppy seeds ( Alu Posto) also tastes very delicious. But with alu posto  the tamarind pulp is not added. Poppy seeds also taste good when cooked with shrimps ( Chingri Posto).Here too tamarind pulp is not used. Here's a pic of the chingri posto:

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Well , there is yet another way to cook Begun Posto and tastes equally good! For this we require all the above ingredients except onions ,garlic and tamarind. For posto or poppy seeds we need around 50 grams poppy seeds and around 25 grams mustard seeds ground together. Cook up in the same manner. After it is done add a little mustard oil ( around 1-2 tsp) to the dish to add some zing. This tastes excellent too!  Try out!! am sure you'll like it.