Dim Posto - Eggs cooked in a poppy seed paste

So today, I was in the mood for trying out a new recipe. On browsing through the recipes on the internet, I came across a dish called Dim Posto - an egg dish using poppy seed paste. I was intrigued by the simplicity of the dish and decided to prepare it in my own style. The end result is to be seen to be believed.

Ingredients :

• 3 eggs, hard boiled
• 4 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 8-10 cashew nuts
• 2 tablespoons yoghurt whisked with a bit of water
• 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 1 Bay leaf
• 3 cloves
• 4 green cardamom
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 1 inch ginger piece
• 2 green chillies finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder 
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin whole
• Salt to taste
• 1½ teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons white oil
• A handful of coriander leaves finely chopped (for garnishing)
• 1 tablespoon cream (for garnishing)

Cooking Instructions :

• In a large pan, add 1 teaspoon of oil. Once the oil is heated, add half teaspoon of turmeric powder and add the eggs and fry them for a few seconds till they become golden in color. Keep the fried eggs aside.
• Add the cashew nuts and the poppy seeds into a grinder along with some water and spin them till the mix is ground to a thick paste.
• Add the remaining oil into the pan and once heated, add the garam masala (Bay leaf, cloves, green cardamom and cinnamon stick) and whole cumin
• Once the masalas start crackling add the chopped onion and fry them till they become translucent. You may add a bit of salt to speed up this process.
• In the meanwhile, grind the garlic and ginger to a fine paste. Once the onion becomes translucent, add the ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute. Keep adding small amounts of water to prevent the onions or the masala from burning
• Add the whisked yoghurt, remaining turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder, sugar and chopped green chillies till the oil starts separating
• Once the oil has separated, add the poppy seed and cashew nut paste along with 2 cups of water, eggs (fried earlier) and salt as per taste. Mix well.
• Cover and cook the mixture on medium to high heat till the gravy thickens
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and some cream and serve hot with white rice or paratha

I hope you enjoy preparing this simple yet tasty dish. Remember, anybody can cook.