TOTAL TIME:30MIN
SERVINGS:5 PERSONS
AUTHOR:KASHISH BUDHIRAJA
INGREDIENTS For Veg Dum Aloo:
30 small or baby potatoes (shote alloo)
2 large onions (pyaaz)
1 tomato (tamatar)
10-15 cashews or almonds (kaju or badam)
3-4 green chilly (slit)
11/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
salt as required
4 tbsp curd (dahi)
3 tbsp coriander leaves (dhaniya) chooped
1 bay leaf (very small or half tej patta)
2 green cardamom (elaichi)
1packet of maggi masala
1tsp chilli powder (lal mirch)
1tsp kasturi methi (dried fenugreek seeds)
11/2 turmeric powder (haldi)
2tbsp oil
HOW TO MAKE Veg Dum Aloo:-
1. If your potatoes are large then cut them into equal pieces/size after wash and peel it.
2. Prick these potatoes (or if using baby potatoes) with a fork for 3 to 4 times so that it can be cooked from inside as well.
3. Now side by make a paste of cashews, onions, and tomatoes and keep this aside.
4. Boil the potatoes on medium flame for 3-4 minutes, cool & shallow fry them in 3-4 tbsp of oil until golden. keep this aside.
5.Heat a pan then add oil, saute bay leaf , cardamom , ginger garlic paste until the raw smell goes .
6. Add the onion paste and saute until the paste thickens slightly.
7. Now next add salt, turmeric powder, maggi masala/ garam masala, and chilli powder. saute it
8. After this pour curd and saute until it turns thick. Straight away add potatoes with 1/2 to 3/4 cup of water in it , stir it and bring the mixture to a boil
9. Cover it with lid and cook it for 5-7 min on low flame till the gravy must be thick and potatoes fully cooked.
10. Add crushed kasturi methi and cook for just a minute then switch off the gas.
11. Now your dum aloo is ready and importantly covered it with lid untill or unless dum aloo is served.
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