Bengali Style Sheem Poshto Recipe - Flat Beans In Poppy Seeds

Name: Bengali Style Sheem Poshto Recipe - Flat Beans In Poppy Seeds
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Bengali Recipes
Ingredients: 250 grams Flat Green Beans ends cut and chopped into half; 2 null Potatoes (Aloo) skin peeled and cut into medium sized pieces; 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 1 teaspoon Kalonji (Onion Nigella Seeds) optional; 1 teaspoon Sugar; null Mustard oil for cooking; null Salt to taste; 4 tablespoons Poppy seeds; 2 null Green Chilli chopped

Archana's Kitchen

January 29, 2019

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Bengali Style Sheem Poshto Recipe - Flat Beans In Poppy Seeds

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 30 M|Total: 40 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Lunch

Cuisine:Bengali Recipes

Bengali Style Sheem Poshto Recipe (Flat Beans in Poppy Seeds) is a recipe made with flat beans in other words called as Hyacinth Beans which is a very popular vegetable across India. This is one of the most famous way of making the Bengali curry with poppy seeds known as the Poshto Bata.

The curry is made in such a way that the beans are not over cooked so that the crunchy texture remains the same and had along with the creamy and spicy curry. We have also added other vegetables like potato wedges to give it a different texture and flavor to the dish.

Serve the Bengali Style Sheem Poshto Recipe along with Bengali Style Cholar Dal Recipe and Steamed Rice to enjoy your everyday meal.

If you are looking for more Bengali Recipes, here are some that you can try in your kitchen:

Serve the Bengali Style Sheem Poshto Recipe along with Bengali Style Cholar Dal Recipe and Steamed Rice to enjoy your everyday meal.

If you are looking for more Bengali Recipes, here are some that you can try in your kitchen:

Ingredients

For the paste

250 grams Flat Green Beans, ends cut and chopped into half

2 Potatoes (Aloo), skin peeled and cut into medium sized pieces

1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)

1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1 teaspoon Kalonji (Onion Nigella Seeds), optional

1 teaspoon Sugar

Mustard oil, for cooking

Salt, to taste

4 tablespoons Poppy seeds

2 Green Chilli, chopped

Instructions for Bengali Style Sheem Poshto Recipe - Flat Beans In Poppy Seeds

To begin making the Bengali Style Sheem Poshto Recipe, first prepare all the vegetables and keep it ready.

Grind the poppy seeds with green chilli along with little water to a smooth paste.

Heat a kadai with mustard oil, add mustard seeds, onions seeds and allow them to crackle for 10 seconds.

After 10 seconds, add the flat beans and fry them till they soften a little. Later, add in your chopped potato and fry again for another 10 minutes by closing it with a lid.

Once the potatoes are lightly cooked, add the ground poshto paste along with turmeric powder, salt, sugar and little bit of water.

Mix well, and saute them for another 10 minutes until the gravy thickens and you get a dry curry.

Serve the Bengali Style Sheem Poshto Recipe along with Bengali Style Cholar Dal Recipe and Steamed Rice to enjoy your everyday meal.