Monday, November 12, 2007

Delicious Dum Aloo

This is one curry you will relish if you are a curd lover.
You will need the following ingredients:


Ingredients
  • Potato:Baby potatoes-1/4 Kg
Note: If you do not have baby potatoes you could chop the big potatoes into cubes.
  • 1 small piece of cinnamon
  • 1tbsp coriander seeds
  • 2 cardamon
  • 1/4 tsp of fennel seeds(saunf)
  • A pinch of asfoetida
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 Tsp chilli powder
  • 1 medium sized onion
  • 2 cup curd
  • 4-5 cloves
  • 7-8 black pepper
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp garlic ginger paste
  • 4 tbsp ghee or oil
  • salt to taste
Method:
  • Make a fine paste of the following:
cardamons,black pepper,coriander seeds,cloves,cinnamon by the help of the blender.
Remove the peel of the potato and prick them with the help of a fork.
  • Heat oil in a pan and fry the potatoes on medium heat along,until the color changes from white to golden brown,add fennels seeds stirr for a min and remove from heat.Keep it aside.
  • To the same heated oil add the grated onion,asafoetida,ginger garlic paste,bay leaves.Fry the mixture till it is reddish brown.
  • Add the ground masala prepared in step one to the grated onion mixture.fry for 2 min.then add the turmeric,chilli powder and salt.Fry again for a min.
  • Now add curd accompanied with 250ml water,keep stirring.
  • Now add the fried potatoes and allow to cook for 15 mins on low flame or pressure cook for 4-5 min or remove before the first whistle.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve hot with chapatis or jeera rice.......Enjoy maadi :)