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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