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Dum Aloo recipe

Restaurant style Dum aloo cooked without onion and garlic but taste the same.
Prep: 7 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 37 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 6 PEOPLE
Author: Ruchi

Ingredients


Instructions

  • Clean potatoes with a dry cloth.
  • This is the exact size of the baby potato. If using regular potatoes cut them in half.
  • Peel and clean them in fresh water to remove all the dirt. Pat them dry.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add potatoes to it.
  • Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes.
  • In the meanwhile let's assemble other ingredients.
  • In between keep checking on the potatoes and turning them occasionally.
  • By inserting a toothpick check if the potatoes are thoroughly cooked. For me the toothpick went smoothly half way and then it was a struggle getting it through.
  • So I covered the pan and cooked for another 5 minutes.
  • Remove potatoes from the pan/kadhai.
  • In the same pan add oil, cumin seeds, tomato puree and curd. Mix and cook for 1 minute.
  • Stir in all the spices one by one and finally add the cashew paste.
  • Mix and bring the gravy to a boil.
  • Time to add our star ingredient and the most flvorful one - Kasoori methi.
  • Mix and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add 1/2 cup of water
  • And bring the gravy to a boil.
  • Add in potatoes, mix till they are coated in gravy.
  • Cover and cook for another 10 minutes.
  • This is what the end product will look like- thick and well coated in gravy. If you prefer, add in more water.
  • Serve hot with warm rotis or over a bed of warm rice.