Aloo Dum

Phoram Vaidya — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:52:00 +0000

Ingredients:

* Small red potatoes : 3 (If you use baby potatoes use 5 of ‘em)

* Oil : 2 tbsp

* Onion : 1 (Medium)

* Tomato : 1

* Curry leaves : 3 to 4

* Ginger & Garlic paste : 1 tbsp

* Yogurt : 1 cup

* Milk : 1/4 cup

* Red chili powder : 2 tsp

* Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp

* salt : required to taste

For Masala :

* cinnamon : 1 “

* Black Pepper : 6

* Cardamom : 3

* Cloves : 3

* Coriander seeds : 1 tbsp

* Cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp

This Indian recipe involves whole potatoes cooked in a mildly spiced yogurt gravy, one of the popular north Indian recipes. Its usually cooked under pressure so the potatoes get soaked in the gravy and so the name Dum (pressure in Hindi) in dum aloo.

Ingredients of Aloo Dum

* Small red potatoes : 3 (If you use baby potatoes use 5 of ‘em)

* Oil : 2 tbsp

* Onion : 1 (Medium)

* Tomato : 1

* Curry leaves : 3 to 4

* Ginger & Garlic paste : 1 tbsp

* Yogurt : 1 cup

* Milk : 1/4 cup

* Red chili powder : 2 tsp

* Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp

* salt : required to taste

For Masala :

* cinnamon : 1 “

* Black Pepper : 6

* Cardamom : 3

* Cloves : 3

* Coriander seeds : 1 tbsp

* Cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp

Method of Aloo Dum

1. Peel the potatoes and cut in to two halves and prick them.

2. Heat 2 tsp of oil in a large pan and just shallow fry the potatoes till it becomes light golden brown color and keep them aside.

3. Now grind all the masala ingredients into a coarse powder and keep them aside.

4. Heat the remaining oil in a pressure cooker add bay leaves, onions & curry leaves and fry them till it becomes translucent .

5. After that add ginger and garlic paste mix it well and fry them till the raw smell goes off.

6. Now add the ground masala(If the masala is more than 2 tbsp don’t add all of ‘em jsut add 2 tbsp) and fry them for a little bit , let say like 4 minutes.

7. And add red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt mix it all together and fry the for 3 minutes.

8. Now pour the milk to make gravy followed by adding yoghurt. Keep stirring continuously.

9. Add the tomatoes and pricked potatoes in to this gravy and close the lid of the pressure cooker.

10. Pressure cook for one whistle in medium heat.

11. Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Phoram Vaidya — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:05:46 +0000

Potato in Curd Gravy

One can get around 278 calories from 1 large potato (300gms). This food is very low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, potassium and magnesium.

Ingredients of Potato In Curd Gravy

3 medium. potatoes boiled and peeled

1 cup curd or yogurt beaten

1 tsp. red chilli powder

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. dhania powder

1/4 tsp. turmeric powder

1/4 tsp. garam masala

2 pinches asafoetida

1 stalk curry leaves

1 tbsp. coriander leaves chopped

1 1/4 cup water

1/2 tsp. each ginger, garlic grated

2 green chillies slit

1 tsp. each cumin, mustard seeds

1/4 tsp. wheat flour

1 tbsp. oil

3 medium. potatoes boiled and peeled

1 cup curd or yogurt beaten

1 tsp. red chilli powder

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. dhania powder

1/4 tsp. turmeric powder

1/4 tsp. garam masala

2 pinches asafoetida

1 stalk curry leaves

1 tbsp. coriander leaves chopped

1 1/4 cup water

1/2 tsp. each ginger, garlic grated

2 green chillies slit

1 tsp. each cumin, mustard seeds

1/4 tsp. wheat flour

1 tbsp. oil .

Ingredients of Potato In Curd Gravy

Cut potatoes into big pieces. Mash 3-4 pieces fine with hand. Keep both aside.

Mix all the dry masala in 1/4 cup water.

Heat oil. Add the seeds (cumin and mustard). When they splutter, add ginger-garlic, chilli and curry leaves.

Add the masala mixture and fry for 2 minutes.

Add beaten curd and fry for 5 minutes or till the curd loses its whiteness. Stir continuously after adding

curd.

Add the remaining water and all the potato and flour. Stir well.

Boil and simmer for 10 minutes or till gravy thickens

Garnish with chopped coriander.

Serve hot with thin wheat chappaties and rice.

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Aloo Dum