Saturday, March 03, 2007

Aloo Dum

Ingredients
Small round potatoes – 8-10nos
Onion – 2
Cumin – 1 tsp
Green chillies – 1 tsp
Redchilli pdr – 1 tsp
Ginger - 1 small piece
Turmeric pdr – ¼ tsp
Badam – 5-6nos
Clove – 3-4 nos
Cinnamon- small stick
Cardamom – 2 pods
Garam masala pdr – 1 tsp
Curd – ¼ cup
Salt to taste
Oil – 4 tsp

Method

Cook the potatoes adding salt in the cooker . Off the cooker just before the first whistle.
When it cools down peel it . Prick it with toothpick.
Add 2 tsp oil in a pan. Add turmeric pdr and chilli pdr. Add the potatoes and fry it . See that a light brown coating appears. Keep it aside.

For the Gravy.

Cut the onions. Fry lightly in 1 tsp oil.Add badam,cumin seed and cinnamon. Grind it along with cloves,cardamom and green chilli. Beat the curd also with the paste.

Pour it back to the pan. Add some water, garam masal pdr and salt to taste and cook it for 5 minutes keeping it closed. In the end add the potatoes and cook for another 2-3 mnts open. Keep it closed.

Before serving garnish it with coriander leaves.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Soumya,
I tried Aloo Dum.It turned out yum.I ran out of badam,but added 6 whole cashews instead.We enjoyed it!!