Monday, August 29, 2011

Jhinge Posto - MW Version

Jhinge posto is quite a popular poppyseeds based ridgegourd curry traditionally prepared in Bengal either with a combination of potatoes or simply with prawns, my version goes just with ridgegourd which is called as Jhinge in Bengali..This flavourful dish goes for a poppyseeds and green chillies paste and cooked in mustard oil..Since ever i prepared making curries with mustard oil,i have completely got hooked to this flavourful oil and i could stop myself getting them from India..I prepared this easy breezy posto through microwave oven and this posto get ready very much quickly and we enjoyed having it with  rice..Hope you guys would have enjoyed my 7 days of microwave cooking, this is our last day of  blogging marathon, do check my other buddies running this 8th edition with me here..


2cups Ridgegourd pieces (diced)
1/2tsp Mustard seeds
2nos Green chillies (chopped)
2tbsp Poppyseeds
1/2tsp Turmeric powder
Mustard oil
Salt

Take enough mustard oil and mustard seeds in a microwave safe bowl,cook in high power for 2 minutes, add now the diced ridge gourd pieces,turmeric powder and salt,cook everything in high for 3 minutes, meanwhile grind the poppyseeds and green chillies as fine paste, add this grounded paste to hald cooked ridgegourd pieces,give a stir and cook for 5minutes(stir twice in between) until they get well cooked..

Serve hot as side dish with rice or rotis..

31 comments:

Hari Chandana P said... Reply To This Comment

Such a delicious and tempting recipe.. looks absolutely good.. perfect shot too.. Yummy :)
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Lifewithspices said... Reply To This Comment

hv not heard abt this dish.. nice sharing!! good one..

vaishali sabnani said... Reply To This Comment

the name..well in the first place i did think of prawns...but wen i read the post...so strange diff lang diff names...n some of them so v deceptive....the dish looks diff...will give it a try....

Pushpa said... Reply To This Comment

Ridge gourd is one of my fav this curry looks very flavorful and tasty.

Sowmya said... Reply To This Comment

I've never tried anything with ridge gourd other than chutney..this is so simple n yummy..will try soon :)Thanks for the recipe..

Kalyani said... Reply To This Comment

Poopy seeds - ridge gourd combo sounds very new to me.. thanks for linking !

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jayasree said... Reply To This Comment

Nice recipe to cook ridge gourds.

Nithya said... Reply To This Comment

Pretty new and delicious :)

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Wow!!1 Posto is my favourite. jhinge posto looks yumm.

Urmi said... Reply To This Comment

I love jhinge posto as well as alu posto very much. Looks delicious and yummy. Feel like having a bowl of jhinge posto now itself.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Sounds totally new and interesting to me

Kaveri Venkatesh said... Reply To This Comment

Posto looks very yum...yet to try this yummy and famous dish of bengal

Chitra said... Reply To This Comment

Looks nice. new to me..

notyet100 said... Reply To This Comment

Looks so flavorful

ChitraKrishna said... Reply To This Comment

never ever heard about this recipy name.... cooking method looks cool!

Jeyashris Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

very new and interesting one, perfect for the event

Harini said... Reply To This Comment

Awesome combo - ridge gourd and poppy seeds!!

aipi said... Reply To This Comment

I love ridgegourd cooked this way ~ the gravy makes it so creamy n delish!
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Hamaree Rasoi said... Reply To This Comment

Wow you have created a replica of jhinge posto which we make regular at our home !! Great dear..

Deepa
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Shobha said... Reply To This Comment

I thought it was a prawn preparation....however the veg curry looks so yummy too.

Raks said... Reply To This Comment

Wonderful idea to make it in MW,nice recipe priya!

Suchitra Vaidyaram said... Reply To This Comment

new to this recipe...Looks sumptuous!

Zareena said... Reply To This Comment

This looks so yummy and nice combo.

Prathima Rao said... Reply To This Comment

Authentic recipe in mins!!! Looks inviting...
Prathima Rao
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Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

very new to me...very nice recipe....

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Shri said... Reply To This Comment

Wow!! Looks very yummy, Priya!

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

Looks good!

Rajani

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

looks yummy and delicious!...

Vardhini said... Reply To This Comment

This is a new one Priya. Looks yummy.

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Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Looks new with poppy seeds!!!!!

Archana Vivek said... Reply To This Comment

Different and looks colorful..