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Dum Aloo, Winter Special

Dum Aloo

Quick Details
Serves: 4
Time: about 45 minutes
Diet: Vegetarian
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

For the potatoes

  • 800 g baby potatoes
  • oil for frying

For the gravy

  • 4 tablespoons oil
  • 3 onions medium, chopped
  • 4 dried red chillies broken
  • 2 inch ginger chopped
  • 5 tomatoes medium, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon salt for cooking the tomatoes
  • 6 cashews
  • 1/4 cup water

For the masala

  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon hing
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon jeera powder
  • 1 teaspoon raw mango powder
  • 1 teaspoon kasuri methi crushed
  • salt to taste
  • coriander chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ghee

Instructions
 

  • Cook the potatoes. Pressure cook the baby potatoes for 1 whistle on high, then simmer for 6 minutes. Peel.
  • Make the base. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the onions, dried red chillies and ginger. When the onions turn pink, add the tomatoes and salt. Cover and cook until the tomatoes soften.
  • Fry the potatoes. Fry the peeled potatoes in oil until lightly browned.
  • Blend. Blend the tomato onion mixture with the cashews. Return to the pan with 1/4 cup of water.
  • Add the masala. Add the turmeric, hing, salt, garam masala, red chilli powder, jeera powder, raw mango powder and kasuri methi.
  • Simmer. Add the fried potatoes, mix well and simmer for 8 minutes. Finish with coriander and ghee. Serve with rice or roti.

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Keyword Dum Aloo, Baby Potato Curry, Winter Recipes