Dum Aloo

Happy to meet everyone after a fabulous weekend. We had blasting time celebrating hubby pie’s birthday. I was busy preparing his favorite dishes. This time I made his choice Dum Aloo. Thanks to Bhawana, I followed her recipe with little alterations. Here is my version of Dum Aloo recipe.

Ingredients: (Serves 2 people)

Potatoes: 3 medium sized
Onion: 2 medium sized
Tomato puree: 3 tbsp
Lemon juice: 2 tsp
Ginger-Garlic paste: ½ tsp
Green chilies: 3
Red chili powder: 2 tsp
Almond: 4-5
Cashews: 4-5
Salt: to taste
Coriander leaves: for garnishing
Garam masala: ½ tsp

Preparation method:

• Boil and peel the potatoes.
• Cut the potatoes into medium sized cubes.
• Fry the potatoes in oil till they turn golden brown in color.
• Remove excess oil using tissue paper.
• Prick them few times on all sides using a toothpick or fork.
• Grind the onion, almonds and cashews into fine paste.
• Heat oil and do seasoning with mustard and cumin seeds.
• Add green chilies, ginger-garlic paste and onion paste.
• Sauté till the paste turns brown in color.
• Now add tomato puree and cook for another 2 mins.
• Add garam masala, salt, red chili powder and cook it till the raw smell vanishes.
• Now add one cup of water, lemon juice and the fried potatoes and stir well.
• Cook the potatoes in the gravy for about 10-15 mins.
• Garnish with the coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rotis or rice.

Tips and tricks:

Use baby potatoes to prepare Dum Aloo.

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