poppy seed
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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