Dum aaloo

Date: 2008.06.25 | Category: Indian Recipes, Vegetable Recipes | Tags:

Dum aaloo
Ingredients: – 500 grams small potaoes,1 medium sized onion, 3 big bay leaves, 2 cups curd, 1/2cup milk, 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste, 1 tablespoon coriander seeds, 3 cardamoms, 3 cloves,6-7 black pepper, 1 small stick cinnamon,1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, 1 pinch asafoetida, 1 teaspoon chilly powder, 4 tablespoons oil/ghee and salt to taste.

Preparation time : – 20 minutes Serves : – 2

HOW TO PREPARE: – Grate the onion and keep it aside. Beat the curd (yoghurt). Take all the spices and dry grind it together till it’s a fine powder. Peel the potatoes and take a fork and prick it nicely and on all side. Pour the oil in a pressure pan and put the potatoes inside and fry them in oil till they turn golden brown and set aside. Put the fried potatoes on paper to absorb the extra oil. Take another pan and pour some oil and bring to heat. Then add the bay leaves, asafoetida, ginger garlic paste, grated onion and sauté till the raw smell leaves. Slowly the paste will turn a dark brown. This will give the gravy its colour and so let it be a nice dark brown. Add the mixed spice powder we made. Sauté for a minute and add turmeric, chilly powder and salt. Sauté for a minute till the smell of the spices fades and an aroma begins to rise. Add the milk and then slowly stirring continuously add the curd. Now add the fried potatoes. Pour water if required and pressure cook it for five minutes. Ensure that you take it off the flame before the first whistle blows.

Khatte aaloo
Ingredients : – 4 medium sized potatoes, 3 garlic flakes, 100 grams tamarind, 4 teaspoons cumin powder, 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon red chilly powder, few curry leaves, 4 tablespoons oil and salt to taste.

Preparation time : – 20 minutes Serves : – 2

HOW TO PREPARE : – Half boil the potatoes, peel them and cut them into cubes. Soak the tamarind in water for at least ten minutes and take out the juice. Crush the garlic flakes nicely and keep it aside. Then take a pan and heat up the oil. When the oil is well heated add the mustard and let it crackle. Now add crushed garlic and sauté till the raw smell leaves. Add the curry leaves and let it crackle. Now put in the cumin powder, chilly powder and salt to taste. Stir well so that everything mixes up well. Add the tamarind juice to this mixture. Add the potato cubes and cook for five minutes or till the potatoes are soft. Garnish with coriander and serve.