Sheem Poshto is a delicious Bengali vegetarian dish where winter flat beans (sheem) cooked with poppy seeds paste and other veggies.
In a strainer add the poppy seeds, wash under running water. Now grind the poppy seeds in a food processor with one green chilies, and water. The paste will be thick, not watery. So, stop the food processor in between, and keep adding a little amount of water. At the end, you’ll get a smooth thick paste, keep aside.
Chop off both the ends of each flat bean. Cut them into halves, wash and keep aside.
Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes. Wash and keep aside.
Heat oil in a deep frying pan/kadai. Add flat beans and potatoes, stir fry on medium heat for two minutes. Remove and keep aside.
Temper with onion seeds in the remaining oil. Add the stir-fried flat beans and potatoes along with poppy seeds paste, peas, turmeric powder, green chilies, and salt. Mix and cook this uncovered on medium heat for 2 minutes.
Add ½ cup of water into this. Cover and cook on low heat until the veggies are fully cooked. Keep stirring in between.
Add sugar (read note), mix and cook further for 2-3 minutes uncovered. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves, remove from the heat.
Serve hot with steamed rice and dal.