Dum Aloo recipe

Dum Aloo recipe

Ingredients:

• 8 baby potatoes / aloo

• 2 cups water (or as required)

• ½ tsp salt

• 4 tbsp oil

• 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder

• ½ tsp turmeric

• 1 inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)

• 3 cloves

• 2 cardamom (elachi)

• ½ onion (thinly sliced)

• ¾ tsp ginger-garlic paste

• 1 large tomato (finely chopped)

• 10 cashews

• 1 tsp oil

• ¾ tsp jeera / cumin seeds

• 1 - 1½ tsp chilli powder (adjust to your spice level)

• ¼ tsp turmeric powder

• ¾ tsp coriander powder

• salt to taste

• ¼ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder (optional)

• ¼ cup curd / yogurt

• 1 tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves

• ¾ - 1 cup water (adjust to required consistency)

• few coriander leaves (finely chopped)

Recipe :

• in a kadai, add a tsp of oil along with cumin seeds.

• once they splutter, add prepared masala paste and fry for 5-6 minutes.

• now add spices like chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt to taste.

• continue to fry till oil separates.

• turn the flame to low and add curd. give a good mix.

• add 1 cup of water or as required to adjust the consistency.

• finally, add fried aloos and cook for 20 min.

• lastly add some crushed kasuri methi.

• garnish with coriander leaves and serve dum aloo hot with rice, chapathi or naan.