Posto Mangsho (Bengali Mutton Curry cooked with Poppy Seed Paste)

Posto Mangsho is Mehebub's favorite. I am not much a fan of this mutton curry cooked with poppy seed paste. Unless there is a request, I skip cooking it! I cooked it and both father-daughter were happy. While they had the mutton cooked with Posto bata, I ended up having a bowl full of light Chicken curry with rice.

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• Use of Posto in Bengali Cuisine
• Posto Mangsho; different versions!
• Recipe of Posto Mangsho aka Posto diye Mutton
• Ingredients
• Here's how I make Posto Mangsho at Debjanir Rannaghar!
• Recipe Card
• Bengali Posto Mangsho (Mutton curry with poppyseed paste Video Recipe
• Mutton dishes from Debjanir Rannaghar!

Use of Posto in Bengali Cuisine

Posto aka Poppy Seed is one of the widely used spices in Bengali Cuisine. This is especially in the households where the members are originally from West Bengal (they are known as Ghoti in Bengali). We use Poppy Seed paste in making different delicacies, Aloo Posto for sure is the most popular one. Posto is used in making meat as well and Posto Mangso aka Bengali Mutton Curry cooked with Poppy Seed Paste is a famous Bengali delicacy prepared with Poppy Seed Paste. In Bangal households, posto for sure is used however, Ghotis are known for their love for Posto. In Bangladesh, on the other hand, posto is mainly used to make gravies.

Posto Mangsho; different versions!

I have had two different versions of Posto Mangsho in my family apart from whatever is available in Bengali specialty restaurants. One version is my mother's and another is my MIL's. To make Posto Mangsho, I prefer to follow my mother's recipe. In my in-law's place, they use Posto in almost every curry. Being said that, they use posto in everyday cooking. This probably is the reason the Posto Mangsho they cook is a bit on the lighter side as compared to the same dish prepared at my place.

My mother, on the other hand, makes a bit of tangy Posto Mangsho which obviously is not an everyday recipe. Mutton is not something I cook on a regular basis.  This is the reason I prefer to follow Maa's recipe to make Bengali Mutton Curry cooked with Poppy Seed Paste.

Recipe of Posto Mangsho aka Posto diye Mutton

Posto Mangsho is a signature Bengali Mutton Curry cooked with Poppy seed paste aka Posto bata. Apart from the two main ingredients, Posto and Mangsho, you need plain curd, green chilies, a few regular spices, and mustard oil to make this delicacy. I prefer to use meat with fat instead of lean meat to make this dish. This is by the way to justify the over-excessive oil that you are seeing in the pictures 😛 . Jokes apart, Mehebub came home with the Rewaji Khasi (Meat with fat) and I used that to make the Posto Mangsho. You obviously can use lean meat (especially Kochi patha) to make this delicacy.

Here's how I make Posto Mangsho at Debjanir Rannaghar!

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Bengali Posto Mangsho (Mutton curry with poppyseed paste Video Recipe

Mutton dishes from Debjanir Rannaghar!

• Mangshor Jhol (Also known as Bengali light Mutton curry)
• Bengali Mutton Stew with Veggies in a pressure cooker (also known as Shobji diye Mangshor Jhol)
• Gota Moshlar Mangsho (Also known as Kata Moshlar Mangsho or Mutton cooked with whole spices)
• Hyderabadi Haleem (Also known as Mutton Haleem)
• Kolkata’s Mutton Tikia (also known as Mutton Tikia Kebab)
• Gota Roshun diye Mangshor Jhol (also known as Bengali Mutton Curry with Garlic Pod)
• Bengali Keema Curry (Also known as Mutton Mincemeat Curry with Potato Chunks)
• Bangladeshi Mutton Tehari (also known as gosht tahiri)
• Nalli Nihari (also knwon as Mutton Nihari or Gosht Nihari)
• Mutton Ghee Roast (Also known as Mangalorean Mutton Ghee Roast)
• Anglo-Indian Mutton Curry (Also known as Anglo Mutton Curry)
• Mutton Handi Kebab (Also Known as Mutton Kabab)
• Joggi Barir Mangsho (also known as Biyebarir Mutton Curry)
• Kochi Pathar Jhol (Also known as Aloo diye Mangshor Jhol or Bengali Mutton Curry)
• Mutton Rezala (Also known as Kolkata style Rezala)
• Kosha Mangsho (Also known as Bengali Mutton Kasha)
• Mangsher Ghughni (Also known as Yellow Pea Curry with Minced Mutton)

Have you tried the Posto Mangsho recipe from Debjanir Rannaghar!

Do let me know how it came out. Also, I would love to see a picture of the same which you can share here at dolonchttrj@gmail.com. Meanwhile, on Instagram, you can use my hashtag #debjanirrannaghar and in addition, you can tag me at @foodofdebjani.

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