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Poppy seeds is an important spice in Indian cuisine specially in Bengali cuisine...They are added for thickness, texture and also give added flavor to the recipe. Commonly used in the preparation of Kurma, ground poppy seed along with coconut and other spices, are combined as the masala to be added at the end of the cooking step. It is quite hard to grind them when raw, so they are normally dry fried, and then mixed with a little water to get the right paste consistency...The seeds are used as a spice, a condiment, a decorative garnish, a thickener, and a main ingredient. They are used in many baked goods, main course dishes, and desserts.I want to make out a side dish using coriander leaves,mint leaves but finally i finished it as hara bara gobi and channa posto where i used poppyseeds in the grounded paste i prepared with coriander leaves and mint leaves..Finally i finished as a delicious, beautiful greeny side dish which tasted marvellous as side dish with rotis..we loved it ..I was really happy of my new side dish and we enjoyed with both rasam rice and chappathis.