Indian food

Aloo posto

Also called: Aloo posto, Алу посто, Posto, Посто

Vegan

Potato cooked in a paste of ground poppy seed, pale, nutty and almost sweet, with nothing to distract from it. The most Bengali dish there is, and the one that sounds like nothing until you eat it.

How it's eaten

With plain rice and a spoon of mustard oil poured raw on top.

Where to try it

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