Ingredients for Dum Aloo:
900gms Aloo (Potatoes)
33/4th cups water
Salt To Taste
Olive oil for deep-frying (as it is good for your health)
1 cup ghee (optional)
1 large onion (finely chopped or puree, make seperate puree for the onion and tomato, dont puree them together)
4 tbsp tomato puree
140 ml curd (as per taste, I prefer a small amount)
4 tbsp hot water
1 green pepper (seeds removed and sliced, as I have Kidney Stones and those seeds are not supposed to be good for me)
1tsp garam masala powder
Coriander leaves (finely chopped for garnishing)
33/4th cups water
Salt To Taste
Olive oil for deep-frying (as it is good for your health)
1 cup ghee (optional)
1 large onion (finely chopped or puree, make seperate puree for the onion and tomato, dont puree them together)
4 tbsp tomato puree
140 ml curd (as per taste, I prefer a small amount)
4 tbsp hot water
1 green pepper (seeds removed and sliced, as I have Kidney Stones and those seeds are not supposed to be good for me)
1tsp garam masala powder
Coriander leaves (finely chopped for garnishing)
Spices
4 cloves
4 bay leaves
6 black peppercorns
1 brown cardamom
1piece cinnamon stick
4 cloves
4 bay leaves
6 black peppercorns
1 brown cardamom
1piece cinnamon stick
Paste
1 large onion (chopped)
12 flakes garlic
2 tbsp ginger
6black peppercorns
1 tsp poppy seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 dry red chilies
1 tsp turmeric powder
A pinch of ground mace
A pinch of ground nutmeg
1 large onion (chopped)
12 flakes garlic
2 tbsp ginger
6black peppercorns
1 tsp poppy seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 dry red chilies
1 tsp turmeric powder
A pinch of ground mace
A pinch of ground nutmeg
How to make kashmiri dum aloo:
- Scrape the aloo (potatoes) (i prefer them to be scraped), prick all over with a fork and soak in the water with little salt for 1-2 hours.
- Dry the potatoes on a cloth/paper napkin and heat the olive oil.
- Deep fry the potatoes until golden brown. Drain and set aside.
- Heat the measured oil (ghee) in a pan and fry onions with all the spices until golden.
- Grind the paste ingredients to a smooth paste and stir into the onions.
- Cook for 10 minutes. Stir in the tomato puree, curd and salt.
- Add the aloo (potatoes) and hot water and stir over a low heat for 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle the dum aloo with pepper and garam masala and cook for few minutes and garnish it with loads of finely chopped coriander leaves. and its ready to serve !!
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