This dum aloo was made on a weekend a few weeks back when I was in a lovely mood to cook and I followed the recipe I had scribbled down from mom-in-law, to the last letter.
More potato recipes for your cooking pleasure – potato pulao with bell pepper, potatoes in coriander sauce, potato drumstick curry, and potato chana masala made in a pressure cooker.
Dum Aloo | Aloo Dum Recipe
Serves 2-4
Ingredients:
Baby Potatoes / New potatoes – 15
Tomato – 1 large, chopped
Onion – 1, chopped
Green chillies – 2
Ginger – a 1″ piece
Garlic – 3 cloves (or 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste)
Yogurt / curd – 2 Tbsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Coriander (cilantro) leaves – for garnishing
Spices Needed:
Coriander / malli powder – 2 tsp
Red chili powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – a pinch
curry powder or garam masala – 1 tsp
Cumin seeds / jeera / jeerakam – 1/2 tsp
How to make Dum Aloo:
1. Wash the potatoes and boil in water till cooked. Cool, peel and keep aside. (I cooked them in the pressure cooker for 1 whistle)
2. Puree the tomato and keep aside.
3. Grind the onion, garlic, ginger and green chilly to a paste.
4. Beat curd to remove any lumps and mix all the spices in it. Stir well to make a paste. Add a little water if too thick.
5. Heat oil in a pan and when hot, add the cumin seeds. When it starts spluttering and turns brown, add the onion-chilly-ginger-garlic paste and fry for about 3 mins.
6. Now add the yogurt mix and stir continuously for 4 mins.
7. Mix in the tomato puree and the add the potatoes. Cook covered for 2 mins and then leave pan open on a medium flame and cook till the oil separates from the gravy. Add salt.
8. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve Dum Aloo with rotis / chapatis.
Love Dum Aloo…Love Potatoes…period !
Looking for some baby potatoes now 🙂
seems to be very easy gvary. never tried this one. bookmarked! lovely pic.
I love potatoes in any form..and this looks so tasty dear..btw,I loved that collage on left side with post links.could u please tell me how to make it??
Laavanya – but there IS grinding 🙂
Varsha – left you a note in your blog, enjoy 🙂
Aparna – I am sorry, should have linked to my curry malasa recipe. Have done so now. You can use garam masala as well 🙂
This looks yummy Nags. I love dum aloo…
That looks great and is easy too 🙂 I like the no-grinding too.
I say dum aloo is yum aloo. 🙂 And an easy recipe too.
What exactly do you mean by all purpose curry masala?
Looks so delicious.
I just saw a recipe for Aloo-dum in a recipe show..your method seems to be an easy one..!!As always,lovely pic!!
Dum aloo an all time favorite. Looks delicious.