Opium Chicken

Bengal was at the heart of opium cultivation and production during the 19th century, run by the East India company. It was not surprising that the use of poppy seeds found its way into the local cuisine, with aloo posto — potato and poppy seeds — becoming a delicacy that remains popular. The other much loved poppy seed dish is to combine posto — white poppy seed — with succulent chicken (murghi) and fresh green chillies. You create a paste that becomes a gravy that coats the chicken, to be