Make Dum Aaloo
Dum Aloo is a very popular vegetarian dish from Kashmir, India. It is made from potatoes which are first deep fried, then cooked slowly at a low flame. It is popular in India and Indians love having Dum Aaloo.
Ingredients
- Half kg of potatoes
- 2 cups of curd
- 4-5 bay leaves (tej patta)
- 1 grated onion
- 1 tablespoon of ginger and garlic paste
- 3 tablespoons of clarified butter (ghee)
- Half cup of milk
- Pinch of asafetida (hing)
- Half tablespoon of turmeric powder (haldi)
- 1 tablespoon of red chilli powder (lal mirch)
- 2 green cardamoms (choti elaichi)
- 1 teaspoon of coriander seeds
- 6-7 black peppers
- 3-4 cloves (laung)
- One small piece of cinnamon (dalchini)
- Oil for frying
- Salt to taste
Steps
- Blend cardamoms, black peppers, coriander seeds, cloves and cinnamon together and make a fine powder out of it.
- Remove the peels of the potatoes and make holes using knife in them.
- Pour a little oil in a frying pan and heat it on a medium flame. Slice the potatoes and fry them until their colour turns golden brown. Take them out and keep them aside.
- Take the same pan or another pan with a little oil and add the grated onion, pinch of asafoetida, bay leaves and ginger–garlic paste to it. Fry them till they turn reddish-brown colour.
- Add the fine powder of cardamoms, black peppers, coriander seeds, cloves, cinnamon and heat for about 3 minutes. Next, add turmeric powder and chilli powder to it. Mix it properly for a minute.
- Add half cup of milk to it and mix it well.
- Add 2 cups of curd to it and keep stirring it well. You can add a little water to it if it becomes too thick.
- Now add the fried potatoes to it and cook it in pressure cooker. Remove it after 6-7 minutes before the pressure cooker whistles.
- You can garnish it with mint leaves or coriander leaves.
- Dum Aaloo is ready to serve, Enjoy!
- Finished.
