Punjabi Dum Aloo is Potatoes cooked in a yogurt sauce taste delicious with rice or roti. Punjabi style aloo taste absolutely divine.

Dum Aloo Recipe

I have been thinking of making dum aloo for quite a long time. Each time i used to buy baby potatoes specially to make this, but somehow end up in trying different recipes. Last week i bought some potatoes and immediately tried it the next day.

About Aloo Dum

Dum refers to slow-cooked, and aloo refers to potato. Dum aloo is traditionally cooked over low heat in a traditional earthenware vessel (handi), which is usually sealed until the dish is ready to eat. Its name is a mash-up of the words aloo (potatoes) and dum (dough) (steam, or warm breath). Traditionally, the dish is garnished with strips of ginger and coriander leaves. Punjabi Dum Aloo is a popular North Indian curry made from baby potatoes. This curry is flavorful and goes well with rice or naan because it is cooked with spices and yoghurt.

Dum aloo is made so many ways, this time i made it the punjabi way with onions, tomatoes and stuffs like that. Next time will share the traditional kashmiri dum aloo.

Ingredients for Punjabi Dum Aloo Recipe :

Shahi Jeera :

Shahi Jeera has a stronger flavour and is commonly used in pulao and biryani. This spice is commonly used by Indian chefs in curries and tandoori dishes. It has a darker and sweeter flavour than regular cumin. It helps to toast the seeds briefly before using them to bring out their nutty flavour.

Baby Potatoes:

Baby potatoes are potatoes that have been removed from the ground before they have fully grown. potatoes have a sweeter flavour as a result of this. It has a pale brown thin outer skin and a creamy off white interior.

Coriander Powder :

Coriander Powder is a flavouring agent used in a variety of cuisines. It is one of the oldest known herbs and spices. Coriander is mentioned in the Bible, and seeds from the plant have been discovered in ruins dating back to 5000 B.C. Its name is derived from the Greek word koris, which means stink bug.

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Dum Aloo with Step by Step

How to Prepare Potatoes for Dum Aloo

Lets start by cooking the potatoes..I used baby potatoes

Cover with water

add some salt so the salt goes into the potatoes

cook them till soft

drain them and cool them

peel em

Heat a good amount of oil in a pan

drop potatoes in

Keep frying them till it turns golden

remove to a plate..You can prick the potatoes with a
fork if you want

Dum Aloo Curry Preparation

Take all your ingredients

Take onions in a blender

Puree them and set aside

Now take tomatoes in a blender

Puree them as well

Now take cashews in a blender, add water and puree them

You can soak the cashews in hot water before pureeing

Now in the same oil

add in whole spices

fry them for few secs

add in onion puree

and ginger garlic paste

mix well

Cook till the onions turn golden

Now add in tomato puree

Give a good mix

cook till oil separates

Now add in fennel seed powder

and other spice powders

mix well

add in cashew puree

give a good mix

add in well beaten curd

mix well

cook till the masala is done

pour some water

mix well

add in the fried potatoes

give a mix

add salt to taste

cover and simmer

now the oil is floating on top and curry has thickened

Add in coriander leaves

serve

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