Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Super Quick Homemade Jhinge Chicken Posto (Chicken with Ridge gourd and poppy seeds)

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The ingredients needed to make Jhinge Chicken Posto (Chicken with Ridge gourd and poppy seeds):

1. Get 450 gms -Ridge gourd / Jhinge / Turai
2. Get 450gms - Boneless chicken chunks
3. Get 20gms- Poppy seed/ posta/ khus khus
4. Make ready 30 gms (gross weight) - Ginger (make it into paste)
5. Make ready 2 medium size / 120 gms (gross weight) - Onion
6. Prepare as per taste Salt
7. Make ready as required Few Green / red raw chillies (to cook and garnish)
8. Make ready 1 TSP Turmeric powder
9. Prepare 1.5-2 TSP Kashmiri Lal mirch powder
10. Take 1 pinch Kalonji/ kaalo jeera / nigella seeds
11. Take 3 tbsps+ 1 tbsp - Mustard oil
12. Prepare 1 cup warm water(plus about 1/4 cup water to soak poppy seeds)

A traditional dish in most Bengali households, ridge gourd posto is a vegetarian preparation that goes well with Biulir dal. Jhinge Aloo Posto, or Ridge Gourd cooked with potatoes and a poppy seed paste, is one of the most popular vegetarian Bengali delicacies. The dish is cooked in mustard oil and is a summer favourite across Bengal. Poppy seeds cool the body and add texture and flavour to this classic dish.

Steps to make Jhinge Chicken Posto (Chicken with Ridge gourd and poppy seeds):

1. First soak the poppy seeds in warm water for at least an hour, then in a mixer grinder or stone grinder / Sil Nora/ Sil batta grind the poppy seeds into a fine paste.
2. Wash, peel and cut the ridge gourd into small pieces and the chicken too. Peel and chop the onions too and make the ginger into paste.
3. Heat the 3 tbsps of mustard oil in a kadai/ wok/ pan, once heated add in the Kalonji, once it splutters, add the chopped onion and saute it till it becomes translucent. Now add the chicken chunks and saute it for 4 to 5 minutes.
4. Then add the ginger, mix and saute it,add salt as per taste, Turmeric powder, Kashmiri Lal mirch powder and saute the chicken for about 10 minutes.(No need to cover the kadai)
5. After this, add the ridge gourd and mix well for a minute or two then add 1 cup warm water, cover and cook for about 10 minutes. Add few raw chillies too at this time (may be 2-3 as per your preference).
6. After about 10 minutes or so add the poppy seeds paste and mix well, cover and cook for another 10 minutes or so. (It takes almost 10 minutes for the raw flavour of the poppy seeds to go.)
7. After 10 minutes or so the water has evaporated from the curry and the chicken has cooked,the ridge gourd has softened and cooked and formed the part of the gravy itself. Check salt and add if required. At this point add 1 tbsp of mustard oil (it gives a nice flavour to the curry),mix well, cover and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes. Put off the flame and let it rest for another 5-10 minutes. Serve it hot with steamed rice, chapati, paratha.

The dish is cooked in mustard oil and is a summer favourite across Bengal. Poppy seeds cool the body and add texture and flavour to this classic dish. Ridge gourd and potato with poppy seed/Jhinge aloo posto/Jahni aloo posto is a very popular dish of Eastern India. It is an easy, healthy and super delicious vegetarian side dish. As per Wikipedia poppy seeds are a good source of iron, calcium, magnesium, and zinc.

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