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Kavya Cherakulam

Dum Aloo Recipe

5 from 1 vote
Dum Aloo or Aloo Dum Recipe is Punjabi Dum Aloo Recipe, It’s a rich spicy and tangy baby potato gravy cooked in a low flame with different Indian spices, curd, onion base and ground spices.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Gravies, Sabji
Cuisine: Indian, North Indian
Calories: 480

Ingredients
  

  • 300 grams Baby Potatoes (deskinned) Pressure Cooked for 1 whistle
  • 1 Onions Finely Chopped
  • 2-3 Cloves Garlic
  • 1 piece Ginger
  • 1/2 Cup Curd
  • Salt as per taste
  • 4-5 tbsp Mustard Oil
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds
  • 6-7 Nos Dried Red Chilies Kashmiri
  • Whole Spices - Black peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, cardomom
  • 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds
  • 1 tsp Red Chilly Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • Chopped Coriander Leaves
  • a pinch of asofoetida
  • 1/2 tsp Dry Mango Powder/Chat Masala

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker
  • Deep Bottom Kadhai
  • Mixer Grinder
  • Frying Pan

Method
 

  1. Ingredients
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  2. Prick the boiled potatoes using a fork from all sides , the baby potatoes have to be pressure cooked for 1 whistle, do not over cook
    dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  3. Dry roast all the whole spice and dry ingredient together until aromatic
    dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  4. Transfer it to a mixer jar and grind it to a coarse powder
    dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  5. Add 4 tbsp Mustard Oil in a pan and once the oil is hot, fry the boiled potatoes on low -medium flame until golden brown
    Dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  6. Once the potatoes golden brown remove off the heat.
    dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  7. Remove all the extra oil and fry the roughly chopped onions
    Then add chopped ginger & garlic fry them together
    dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  8. Then add dried red chillies and roast them well
    dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  9. Now grind this to a fine paste
    dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  10. Heat a Kadhai and add the same mustard oil which we used for frying potatoes and add cumin seeds, a pinch of asafetida, Keep it on a very low flame
    Dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  11. Then add red chilly powder, cumin powder & turmeric powder, keeping the flame to the lowest
    Dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  12. Now add the onion paste to the masala and mix it well keeping it on low flame.
    Dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  13. Add little water to get a sauce consistency and let it boil
    Dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  14. Add salt and mix it together
    Dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  15. In curd add roasted powder and dry mango powder and mix it together then add it to the gravy
    Dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  16. As soon as we add curd ,mix it continuously until the first boil to avoid curdling
    Dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  17. Then add half cup water and mix it together and then add chopped coriander leaves
    Dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  18. Now add the fried potatoes and mix it well and let it boil
    Dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  19. Cover it with a lid and cook for 10 mins on the lowest flame, add some water if required as per consistency
    Dum aloo recipe by famousdishes
  20. Check after 10 mins, the Dum Aloo looks ready to serve
    Garnish with some chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rotis/chapati
    Dum aloo recipe by famousdishes

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Notes

The baby potatoes has to be pressure cooked only for one whistle otherwise it will get mushy
Frying the boiled potatoes gives a nice taste to the potatoes
Gravy consistency can be as per your choice