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Dum Aloo
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Dum Aloo Recipe | How to make Dum Aloo

Dum Aloo, a lip-smacking curry made with baby potatoes which are dum cooked with rich onion-tomato-yogurt based gravy. The spices blend nicely with the gravy and potato making this more delicious and enjoyable. Relish with Roti/Naan or any pulav varieties!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Accompaniment, Veg Gravies
Cuisine: Indian, North Indian, Punjabi
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 263kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • Mixer Grinder
  • Heavy Bottomed Pan
  • Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

  • 15-20 Baby Potatoes or we can use 4 Big potatoes
  • 2 Onion Cubed
  • 2 Tomato
  • 1 Green Chili
  • 20 Cashews
  • 1½ teaspoon Red Chili Powder or we can use 1 teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Cumin Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Garam Masala
  • ¼ Cup Curd (Plain Yogurt) Use Fresh curd
  • 1 teaspoon Salt Adjust as needed
  • 1 tablespoon Coriander Leaves For Garnishing

For Tempering

  • 6 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick
  • 2 Cloves

Instructions

Cooking Potato

  • Take baby potatoes in a vessel. Wash it thoroughly, add fresh water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
  • Once the baby potatoes are cooked, peel the skin. Using a for, gently poke holes on all sides of cooked potato.
  • Heat 2 tablespoon of oil, add the baby potatoes. Fry the baby potatoes in low flame till they are golden brown. Keep flipping the potatoes on all sides to make sure they are evenly fried on all the sides. Keep these fried potatoes aside.

Preparing Onion-Tomato Gravy

  • Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add whole garam masala (cinnamon, cardamom, clove), chopped onions along with ginger-garlic paste and saute the onions till they are translucent
  • Next, add cashews, chopped tomatoes and cook the tomatoes till they are mushy.
  • Allow the onion-tomato gravy to cool off completely and then take it in a mixer jar.
  • Grind it to a smooth paste and set this paste aside.

Preparing Curd Mixture

  • Take curd in a bowl. Add coriander powder, cumin powder, red chili powder, garam masala and give a good mix. Set this curd mixture aside.

Finishing Dum Aloo

  • Heat 3 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and allow it to sputter. Next, add onion-tomato paste and give a good mix. Cover and cook for 5 mins.
  • After 5 mins, add the curd mixture along with salt. Stir well.
  • Next, add the fried potatoes and mix well so that the potatoes are coated well in the gravy.
  • Cover & cook for 15 mins in low flame.
  • Finally garnish with crushed kasoori methi and coriander leaves.

Serving Time

  • Serve Dum Aloo with any Indian Flat bread!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 10g