Dum Aalu Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg Small Potatoes  • A pinch of Asfoetida  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder  • 1 tsp Chilli powder  • 1 Medium size onion (grated)  • 2 cup Fine Curd  • 4-5 Bay Leaves  • 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste  • 4 tbsp Ghee or oil  • 1/2 cup Milk  • Salt to taste For Masala:  • 2 Cardamoms  • 7-8 Black Peppers  • 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds  • 1/4 tsp Caraway Seeds  • 4-5 Cloves  • 1 Small piece of Cinnamon

How to make Dum Aloo:

• Make a fine powder by blending together the ingredients of the masala in a blender. Keep it aside. • Remove the peel from potatoes and prick them. • Take oil in a frying pan and heat it for about one minute. Fry the potatoes on a medium heat until their color changes from white to light brown. Keep it aside. • Add grated onion, asafoetida, bay leaves and ginger-garlic paste to the remaining oil. • Fry the mixture till the paste turns reddish brown. • Add the masala prepared and heat for about 2 to 3 minutes. • Add turmeric, chilli powder and salt. • Fry again for about a minute. • Now pour the milk to make gravy followed by adding fine curd. • Keep stirring continuously, add water if the gravy appears too thick. • Now add pricked potatoes to this gravy and cook in a pressure cooker. Remove from the flame after 4 to 5 minutes just before the first whistle. • Garnish it with fresh coriander leaves. • Dum Aloo is ready to serve.hummmmm.............