Posto Chicken Recipe - Bengali Chicken In Poppy Seed Paste

Name: Posto Chicken Recipe - Bengali Chicken In Poppy Seed Paste
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Bengali Recipes
Ingredients: 750 grams Chicken cut into small pieces.; 6 tablespoon Poppy seeds soaked in 1/2 cup in water; 6 cloves Garlic; 1 inch Ginger peeled; 4 null Green Chillies; 2 null Onion finely chopped; 1 null Tomato finely chopped; 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder; 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder; 4 tablespoons Mustard oil; null Salt to taste; 1 null Bay leaf (tej patta); 4 null Cloves (Laung); 4 null Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds; 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini); 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf); 1 tablespoon Lemon juice; 2 teaspoon Ginger paste; 2 teaspoon Garlic paste; null Salt to taste; 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 1 teaspoon Mustard oil

Shaheen Ali

December 20, 2018

7574 Ratings

Posto Chicken Recipe - Bengali Chicken In Poppy Seed Paste

Time:Prep: 1h 0m|Cook: 40 M|Total: 1h 40min

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Dinner

Cuisine:Bengali Recipes

Posto Chicken Recipe is a traditional Bengali non veg recipe where Chicken is marinated and then cooked in a subtle poppy seed paste to make a thick and creamy curry.

Typically eaten with rice, posto murghi or posto chicken is one of the most delicious chicken recipe that comes from the Indian sub continent.

Serve Posto Chicken along with Steamed Rice, and Bengali Bhetki Macher Paturi Recipe for a lovely Sunday lunch.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Chicken recipes such as

Posto Chicken Recipe is a traditional Bengali non veg recipe where Chicken is marinated and then cooked in a subtle poppy seed paste to make a thick and creamy curry.

Typically eaten with rice, posto murghi or posto chicken is one of the most delicious chicken recipe that comes from the Indian sub continent.

Serve Posto Chicken along with Steamed Rice, and Bengali Bhetki Macher Paturi Recipe for a lovely Sunday lunch.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Chicken recipes such as

Ingredients

For whole spices

750 grams Chicken, cut into small pieces.

6 tablespoon Poppy seeds, soaked in 1/2 cup in water

6 cloves Garlic

1 inch Ginger, peeled

4 Green Chillies

2 Onion, finely chopped

1 Tomato, finely chopped

1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder

1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder

4 tablespoons Mustard oil

Salt, to taste

1 Bay leaf (tej patta)

4 Cloves (Laung)

4 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds

1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)

1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)

For marination

1 tablespoon Lemon juice

2 teaspoon Ginger, paste

2 teaspoon Garlic, paste

Salt, to taste

1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1 teaspoon Mustard oil

Instructions for Posto Chicken Recipe - Bengali Chicken In Poppy Seed Paste

To begin making the Posto Chicken recipe, wash and clean the chicken.

In a mixing bowl, combine the chicken pieces, lemon juice, ginger, garlic, salt to taste, turmeric powder and mustard oil . Cling wrap the bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Soak Poppy Seed in water and then grind to make a paste along with cloves, ginger and green chilli.

Heat mustard oil in a wok or pan on medium heat, add the bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon stick and fennel seeds, when they begin to sizzle add finely chopped onion and fry till golden.

Add chopped tomato and fry till the tomato is mushy.

Add the poppy seed paste and Red Chilli powder and Garam Masala powder.

Fry the masala till oil starts leaving the sides.

Add the marinated chicken pieces and fry them till the raw smell goes off and they loose their pink color and becomes a light yellow.

Adjust salt as need and add about 1/2 cup of water or more as needed for the gravy.

Cover the lid and cook till the chicken is done. Garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.

Serve Posto Chicken along with Steamed Rice, and Bengali Bhetki Macher Paturi Recipe for a lovely Sunday lunch.