We have all eaten various recipes with poppy seeds. You must have definitely tasted delicious recipes like Postor bora, potato with poppy seeds (Alu Posto), shrimp/Hilsa with poppy seed paste, etc.

But Lau Posto (bottle gourd with poppy seeds) is one of the delicious Bengali recipes that I will talk about in this recipe.

This recipe is tasty to eat and the recipe is very necessary for hot weather as it has endless qualities.

Now let’s see how you can make delicious Lau Posto at home.

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Lau Posto Recipe (Bottle Gourd with Poppy Seed)

Madhushree Dutta

Recipe for cooking delicious Alu Posto at home. Simple ingredients and instructions to make tasty Bottle Gourd – Poppy Seed dish quickly.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 25

Total Time 45

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Bengali, Indian

Servings 4 servings

Equipment

1 Kadhai
1 Induction Cooktop
1 Mixer Grinder

Ingredients

1 Bottle Gourd/ Lau medium
2 tbsp Mustard Oil
2½-3 tbsp Poppy seeds/Posto
4 Green Chilies or according to heat tolerance
1-2 Dry Red Chilis
Salt to taste

Instructions

Prepare the Bottle Gourd

First, wash the lau well and then cut off the top and bottom of the bottle gourd.
Next, peel the lau and cut it from the middle. wash it again with water and the start chopping.
Chop them into small cubes or you can make 2 inches long rectangular pieces.

Prepare the poppy seeds

Now, soak the poppy seeds in water for at least 15 minutes.
After that, put the poppy seeds into the mixer along with some water. Add 2 green chilies, salt to taste, and one dried red chili.
Blend all the ingredients well. You might keep them a bit course for some texture. use sil batta if you have, as that will elevate the taste more.

Heat some oil

Next, take a Kadhai or pan and heat some mustard oil. Let the oil smoke a bit.
Keep the flame on medium and after that, add 1 dried red chili in tempering hot oil, and stir for a few seconds, until it sputters and releases fragrance.

Add the bottle gourd

Then add the chopped bottle gourd/lau, season it with salt, and let the bottle gourd cook on a medium flame.
Stir it once and cover the kadhai or pan with a lid. Cook until the bottle gourd is almost soft and mushy. Do not over cook the lau.

Add the Posto paste

To this, add the poppy seed or posto paste. Add two tablespoons of water and conbine everything well.
Then increase the heat and cook the poppy seeds and bottle gourd nicely for a few minutes.
At this point, put in two slit green chilis into the kadhai.
When everything starts to come together and tightens a bit, take the lau posto out of the flame and transfer it into a bowl.
Serve it hot with some steamed rice and dal er bora.

Keyword Bengali Recipe, Recipes for Dinner, Recipes for Lunch, Veg Recipes

Eat the Bottle Gourd with poppy seeds on a hot afternoon to calm yourself down.

Savor the delicious Lau Posto with aam (mango) dal, and rice to feel relaxed and comfortable as it’s a very light meal.

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