Aloo Posto(potatoes and poppy seed)

This recipe reminds me so much of Ma! Miss you Ma!

Ingredients:
3 medium sized potatoes, peeled and cubed
Poppy seeds (posto)5-6 tbsp posto bata(poppy seed paste)
Green Chillies – 2/3
Cumin seeds-3/4 tsp loosely packed
Salt
Turmeric Powder
Sugar - 1/2 tsp or none according to taste
Oil - for Cooking
Mustard Oil- a dashto sprinkle on the top


Method:
Grind the posto/poppy seeds to a fine powder. I use the coffee grinder which can be used to dry grind only. So afterwards I mix it with water to make a paste. The consistency of the paste should not be too watery. If you are wet grinding make a paste at one go.
Cut the potato in cubes.Chop or slit the green chillies.
Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds and fry till they start sputtering.
Add the potato cubes in the oil with a pinch of turmeric powder.
Saute the potato lightly till they develop a golden tinge.
Then add the poppy seeds paste.
Add little water (around 3/4 cup), adequate salt, and the chopped green chillies.
You can sprinkle very little sugar if you want.Cover and cook on low heat till the paste has uniformly coated the potatoes and the potatoes are well-done. I usually wait till the gravy has dried up.
At this point you can add about 1 tsp of mustard oil and stir well before you remove from heat. Srtve hot with rive and papad!