Dum Aloo / Aloo Dum Recipe

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Dum Aloo / Punjabi Aloo Dum - Baby potatoes cooked in a rich simmered tomato curd based gravy...I just loved the aroma of curd and tangy flavour of it in the gravy.

Dum Aloo / Aloo Dum Recipe - Ingredients

• Baby potatoes - 15 - 20
• Onion - 1 chopped finely
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Curd - 1 cup
• Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Tomato puree - from 3 tomatoes
• Cashew paste - from 5 cashews
• Coriander leaves - 1 tsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt - as required

To Temper :

• Jeera - 1 tsp
• Bay leaf - a small piece
• Cloves - 2
• Cinnamom - 1/4 inch piece
• Oil - 1 tsp

Method:

1.Boil potatoes to 4 whistles, peel of the skin. Prick holes with a fork/toothpick, fry in a tsp of oil until golden brown, keep aside. Heat oil in a pan. Add jeera, cinnomon, cloves, bayleaf allow it to crackle. 

2.Add ginger-garlic paste and saute till slightly browned.Now add onions and saute for 2 mins.Then add all the spice powders(turmeric, coriander, fennel, chilli and garam masala powder) give a quick stir then add tomato puree,Cook until raw smell of tomatoes leaves.

3.Add required salt, then add cashew paste. Cook till it becomes thick. Then add curd little by little and keep stirring.Add 1/4 cup water and allow it to boil.

4.Close with a lid and simmer it till the gravy thickens.Add, potatoes and cook for 5 -7mins in sim till the gravy blends with the potatoes and the gravy is thick.Garnish with coriander leaves and switch off.

Garnish with coriander leaves, kasuri methi. Serve with chapathis or with rice.

My Notes:

• Be very careful after curd is added, simmer and keep stirring else it will curdle.

• You can even add 1 tsp of crushed kasoori methi for extra flavour.

• You can deep fry the potatoes till golden brown instead of toasting.

• I usually discard the seeds of tomatoes so I used 3 tomatoes. If you are using with seeds then 2 medium sized tomatoes would be enough.

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