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Drumsticks and ringegourds are popular in bengal

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 9 Aug

In bengal the alluvial soil is good for farmers. Drumsticks and ringegourds are popular in bengal. Drumsticks are called danta. Ringegourds are called jhinge and are eaten poppy seeds paste and potatoes called jhinge...

Today I had poppy seed paste with turai.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 7 May 24

In Bengal jhinge posto is a very tasty dish. It is eaten with rice. Posto means the poppy seed paste. The paste is mixed with the vegetable turai which is called jhinge in bengali and rice. It has delicious taste and potatoes can...

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Today I had shukto rice and poppy seed fry

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 12 Mar 24

Today I had shukto rice and poppy seed fry. The shukto is made up of drumstick, raw banana, brinjal and bitter gourd. In India bitter gourd is called karela or ucche. It is used to enhance the appetite. Then I had poppy seed or...

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Today I had ringegourd poppy seed curry and rice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 26 Feb 24

Today I had ringegourd poppy seed curry and rice. Ringegourd is called jhinge in bengali. It is a watery vegetable. Poppy seed is crushed into paste and called posto. They are mixed together in a curry with potatoes. Then they are...

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Today I had poppy seed fry bottle gourd curry and rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 10 Oct 23

Today I had poppy seed fry called posto bora in bengali, bottle gourd curry called lau in bengali and rice. I also had buili dal called lentil in India. The lau in bengali is called lauki in hindi. It is a watery vegetable but...

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Today I had egg posto curry and rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 22 Jun 23

Today in lunch I had egg posto curry and rice. posto is the poppy seed paste. Here people prefer hen's eggs. So my dish had hen's egg. There is chilly paste and turmeric ginger paste also applied in the dish. The posto gave a...

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Today I had posto bora and rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 21 Jun 23

Today in the lunch I had posto bora and rice. it is fried poppy seeds. Poppy seeds are called posto in Bengali. the good thing is it also makes people sleepy. It is grinded in mixture or a paste is made by using sil nora. the...

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Today I had poppy seed fry and lentil rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 31 May 23

Today I had poppy seed fry called posto bora and kolai dal and rice. The good thing about the poppy seed fry is that it is found in powder form. By adding water, chilli and onion it is added and then grinded. Then the paste is...

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In Bengal the poppy seeds bora is very popular.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 4 Apr 23

In Bengal there is a lot of plantation of poppy seeds. They are called posto in bengali and khas khas in hindi. Bengalies fry the poppy seeds after grinding them. They give awesome taste. Some onion and chilli are applied. The...

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Poppy Seed effect

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 27 May 16

I thought it was all fallacy, but in actual fact I am living proof - well barely, that the poppy seeds in the muffins, or cakes most definitely have and effect on ones behaviour. We have a new German delicatessen in town, and...

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Early Morning Craving

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 9 Apr 08

Okay I awoke this morning with a HUGE craving for something sweet. I love when Perkins Restaraunt has their buy 3 get 3 free muffin/cookie sale going on. This is one of those times of this sale. So I thought that...

blueberry muffins

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