Dum Aloo

Dum aloo is a popular dish which is made by cooking the potatoes in a yogurt based gravy.It pairs well with Roti/Chapathi.

Ingredients:

Baby potatoes	15-20
Tomato	1
Yogurt	½ cup
Turmeric powder	¼ tsp
Red chilli powder	As needed
Coriander powder	1 tsp
Garam masala powder	¼ tsp
Oil	1 tblsp
Honey(optional)	1 tsp
Cloves	2
Cardamom	2
Cinnamon	1 small piece
Bayleaf	1
Coriander leaves chopped	For garnishing
To grind
Onion	1
Ginger	1 small piece
Fennel seeds	1 tsp
Cumin seeds	1 tsp
Cashew nut	6

Method:

• Pressure cook baby potatoes.It should be cooked but firm.Peel off the skin and prick with a fork.
• Heat a fry pan with oil and roast the potatoes till they turn light golden colour.
• Blanch the tomato in water,remove the skin and puree it.
• Heat little oil in a fry pan,add the chopped onions and fry till they turn translucent.Allow to cool.
• Grind the fried onions with ginger,fennel and cumin seeds,cashewnuts to a fine paste.
• Heat a pan with 1 tblsp oil,add the cloves,cinnamon,cardamom and bayleaf and fry till they release the aroma.Add the onion paste and fry for 2- 3 mins in medium flame.Now add the tomato puree,salt and all the spice powders and cook well till the raw smell of the masala powders is gone.
• Now add the yogurt little by little stirring continuously to avoid curdling.Cook in medium flame for 2-3 mins.Add 2 cups of water,roasted poatatoes.Cover tightly with a lid and simmer in low flame for about 5 -7 mins.Add the honey and cook for a minute.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve.

Note:

• You can deep fry the potatoes in oil but I just roasted them and added to the gravy.
• Use fresh Yogurt for this recipe and adjust the quantity according to your taste.
• If baby potatoes are not available,cut the regular potatoes into big cubes and proceed with the recipe.