Dum Aloo
Dum aloo is very rich Kashmiri dish with full of calories. This preparation is hot and spicy so reduce the quantity of chilies as per your taste.
Ingredients you will need to make this dish:
Potatoes (aloo) : . . . . . . (small) 500 gram
Onion (pyaj) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two
Tomato (tamater) : . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3
Curd (dahi) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cup
Capsicum (simla mirchi) : . . . . . . . . . one
Garam masala powder : . . . 1/2 tea spoon
Mustard seed (rai) : . . . . . . . 1 tea spoon
Pepper powder (kali mirchi) : 1/2 tea spoon
Bay leaves : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two
Cardamom (elaichi) : . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 4
Cinnamon powder (dalchini) : 1/2 tea spoon
Oil (tel) for deep frying
Ghee : 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves (hara dhania)
Salt (namak) as per your taste
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make paste of these ingredients:
Ginger (adrak) : . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 inch
Garlic (lasoon) : . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 8
Green chilies (hari mirchi) : . . . . 2 to 3
Red chilies (lal mirchi) : . . . . . . . 1 or 2
Coriander seed (dhania) : 1 table spoon
Cumin seed (jeera) : . . . . 1 tea spoon
Turmeric powder (haldi) : 1 tea spoon
Poppy seed (khuskhus) : 1 tea spoon
Cashew nut (kaju) : . . . . . 25 grams
Mathod of making dum aloo:
Peel potatoes and make deep holes in it with a fork.
Deep fry in oil till they are golden brown.
Make a paste of ginger, garlic, green chilies, red chilies, coriander seed, cumin seed, turmeric powder, poppy seed and cashew nut.
Heat ghee in a pan and fry fry finely chopped onion till it is just transparent. chopped capsicum for a minute. Add masala paste and mustard seed and fry for another minute or two. Add bay leaves and chopped tomatoes and cook till tomatoes are soft. Add curd, garam masala powder, pepper powder, cardamom, cinnamon powder and little salt.Mix it well and cook for two to three minutes. Add fried potatoes and let it cook on slow flame for five minutes.
Garnish dum aloo with coriander leaves. Enjoy with chapaties or butter nan.
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