Sanoli's Kitchen: NARKEL POSTO BORA (COCO POPPY FRITTERS)

Thursday, February 14, 2013

NARKEL POSTO BORA (COCO POPPY FRITTERS)


Posto bora is a rare delicacy cooked in the every Bengali household, made up with poppy seeds (posto), which is an integral and popular flavorful ingredient in any Bengali kitchen. Apart from its flavor, poppy seeds are a great source of fatty acids, calcium and carbohydrates. It enhances the enzymes too. Poppy seeds are really expensive, but these boras (small fritters) are trully yummilicious and mouthwateringly tasty. This time I added grated coconut in it, tastes really amazing! Can be eaten with steamed rice and plain dal.

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 Cup Poppy Seeds (khus khus / posto)
2 tbsps Grated Coconut
2 tbsps Rice Flour
2 tbsps finely Chopped Coriander Leaves
2-3 Green Chillies (as per taste)
4 tbsps Oil
Salt to taste

METHOD:
Grind poppy seeds and green chillies together by adding a little water to make a coarse paste. (this raw paste known as 'Kancha Posto') Transfer the paste to a bowl now.

Combine grated coconut, rice flour and salt with the poppy seeds paste now.

Add finelly chopped coriander leaves in it. Mix nicely and set aside.

Heat oil in a pan or wok. Take a small portion from the mixture, give a shape of flatten ball and put it on the hot oil. Add 3-4 fritters at a time.
Shallow fry till golden brown. Drain oil and remove those fritters on a papper towel to absorb the excess oil. Follow the same process for rest of the fritters.
Serve hot with steamed rice & biuli (urad) dal, or may serve as a tea time snack or appetizer.

25 comments:

  1. yummy fritters...thanks for sharing and linking...
    Happy Valentines Day!

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  2. I hv nvr heard of this fritters....looks tempting

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  3. very yummy fritters n suits for tea time in winter... i never heard this fritters its new to me... have book marked didi..

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  4. Pass the plate love to have it...

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  5. Yummy Fritters...Jay's favorite with dal-bhaat
    Didi, thanks for dropping by at my place and leaving your valuable comment...I am very much into blogging...can never leave my hobby of photography and writing :)... all my recipes are posted almost after such a long gap...that is the reason of having only 85 posts in last 5 years...

    Thank you and hat's off to all my blogger friends who update such beautiful and delicious recipes almost everyday..

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  6. Can I grab the plate Sano :) Sounds super delicious!!! Again another interesting recipe!!

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  7. Wow...looks very crispy & yummy da....:-)

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  8. looks sooo tempting ....pass the plate

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  9. never heard of this recipe!! It is a treat!! Thanks for sharing! :)

    Food-O-Mania!

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  10. unique recipe..Looks delicious!
    http://foody-buddy.blogspot.com/

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  11. Lovely snack :) and looks delicious... Happy Valentines Day Didi :)

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  12. Delicious fritters love to have with my tea Sanoli. Happy Valentine's day to you.

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  13. Ki bhalo bhalo ranna post korcho go Tumi... all are my fav. Kato din khaini...yumm...

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  14. You always come up with unique recipes of Bengal,kudos to u efforts dear :)
    Love to see your recipe linked up in Flavors Of Cuisines-"Mexican"

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  15. yummy fritters and parcel some sis:)

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  16. What lovely poppyseed fritters! Delicious!

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  17. Amra postor bora narkel diye kori na. Eta try korte hobe. It sound crunchy and yummy snacks.



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