Dum Aloo is a Rich North Indian Gravy. The Baby Potatoes are cooked with the richness of onion and tomato purees, Along with cashew and fresh cream.
It is a quick recipe. You can make it for your family or guests coming home . You can have it Chapati or Jeera Rice.
Here is the video for Dum Aloo
Ingredients:
1. Baby Potatoes 250gms
2. Onion(Medium) 2
3. Garlic 6-7 pods
4. Ginger 1/2inch
5. Green Cardamom 1
6. Cinnamon very small piece
7. Clove 1
8. Cashew Nuts 8-10
9. Jeera 1/2 tsp
10. Dry Red Chili 2
11. Black Pepper 1/4 tsp
12. Tomato(medium) 3
13. Fresh Cream 1- 1 1/2 tbsp
14. Turmeric Powder a pinch+ a pinch
15. Kasuri Methi 1 tsp
16. Ghee
17. Salt
18. Coriander leaves handful
Method:
1. Wash the baby potatoes. And boil them in water with a pinch of turmeric powder and salt until they turn soft .
2. Just saute Jeera,Black Pepper, Green Cardamom, Cinnamon, Clove, Onion, Cashew Nuts, Red Chilli all one by one.
3. Peel the skin from the potatoes and keep them aside.
4. After the onion mixture is cooled grind it into a smooth paste using little water.
5. Grind the tomatoes into a smooth paste.
6. In a pan add Oil/Ghee then add the Onion paste . Saute it nicely until the oil/ ghee leaves the pan.
7. Then add the Tomato paste . Mix it nicely and let it cook for 2 mins.
8. Meanwhile just toss the baby potatoes in Oil/Ghee for 2 mins and keep them aside.
9. Then in the onion and tomato mixture add kasuri methi, turmeric powder and mix well.
10. Add in the potatoes . See to it all the potatoes are covered in the mixture. If required add water.
11. Finally add fresh cream and garnish with coriander leaves.
Notes:
If you don't have Cream, Soak 10-12 cashews in warm milk and grind it into a fine paste.
This does not include the cashews used in the onion paste.
