Serves: 2

Ingredients:

Posto/Khuskhus/Poppy seeds: 30-40 gms

Green chilli: 1-2

Red Chilli powder: 1/2 teaspoon

Salt: to taste

Mustard oil: 1 1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

1. Soak the posto in water for 15-20 mins. (just wash it if you’re running out of time.) Strain the same by a tea strainer.

2. Grind the posto along with the green chilli with a pestle ( sil batta) or just use the wet grinder small jar in a food processor.( the food proc works only on a slightly larger quantity of posto).

3. Mix posto paste, salt, red chilli powder, mustard oil and 2 table spoon of water in a small katori/ dish and heat it on a electric heater/very low flame till the mixture bubbles slightly. 2-3 mins at the most and you’re done.

Yipee enjoy this pungent and crunchy side dish with boiled rice or by itself.