Posto Chicken Recipe - Bengali Chicken In Poppy Seed Paste

Step 1: To begin making the Posto Chicken recipe, wash and clean the chicken

Step 2: In a mixing bowl, combine the chicken pieces, lemon juice, ginger, garlic, salt to taste, turmeric powder and mustard oil

Step 3: Cling wrap the bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour

Step 4: Soak Poppy Seed in water and then grind to make a paste along with cloves, ginger and green chilli

Step 5: 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

Step 6: Add chopped tomato and fry till the tomato is mushy

Step 7: Add the poppy seed paste and Red Chilli powder and Garam Masala powder

Step 8: Fry the masala till oil starts leaving the sides

Step 9: 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

Step 10: Adjust salt as need and add about 1/2 cup of water or more as needed for the gravy

Step 11: Cover the lid and cook till the chicken is done

Step 12: Garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves and serve hot

Step 13: Serve Posto Chicken along withSteamed Rice, and Bengali Bhetki Macher Paturi Recipe for a lovely Sunday lunch