Meatball gravy with achari spices

You may use fresh homemade meatballs or frozen ones for this recipe.

Ingredients:
1 packet frozen meatballs
1 onion - diced
5 big garlic cloves, minced
Thai chilis -halved 5-7
Achari spice
Nutmeg powder
1 tbsp Sour cream
Chicken broth


Method:

1. Heat frozen meatballs in a pan until thawed. Add diced onions, green chilies and minced garlic. Add chicken broth, achari spice and a pinch of nutmeg (my secret ingredient).
2. Bring it to boil.Add  1 tbsp sour cream. Mix well with the gravy. Add more chicken broth if needed. Serve hot.

Doi fulkopi posto diye (Cauliflower in poppy seed- yogurt sauce)

1. Cut cauliflower into bite sized florets. Microwave them for 4 mins in water with diced potatoes . Drain the water in a colander.
2. In a frying pan (with cover), add 2 tsp mustard oil, 1/2 tsp ghee, 1-2 bay leaves, 1/4 tsp nigella seeds (kalo jeere or kalonji), 4-5 slit green chilies. Add the vegetables. Cover and cook.
3. In a coffee grinder, add 3 tsps cashews, 8 peppercorns, 3 tsp poppy seeds, 3 green cardamom, 1/2 cinnamon stick- ground to a fine powder. Add it to the vegetables, evenly.
4. Stir and cook till the poppy is well roasted. Beat 3 tbsp yogurt with water, add evenly.
5. Cover and cook until the oil separates and the vegetables are well done. You may slip in a few golden raisins and a spoonful of sugar.

For other recipes with posto (poppy seeds), see:

Aloo bean posto kaju

Jhinge aloo kaju posto

Doi begun posto