DUM ALOO

Dum Aloo is very popular Indian dish, prepared using baby potatoes. I have shallow fried the baby potatoes and then cooked it in slow flame in gravy with spices. I have served this dish with Jeera Rice .This dish is perfect accompaniment for Indian Rice/Rotis. I must say this dish is very rich, super delicious and worth it.

Preparation time : 30 minutes
Serves : 3

Ingredients for Dum Aloo

Baby Potatoes - 14
Cumin Seeds - ¼ + ¼ tsp
Vegetable Oil - 2 tablespoon  +1 tsp
Methi / fenugreek seeds - 3
Broken cashews - 4
Coriander leaves - 5 strands
Ginger strips - for garnish
Red chilli Powder - ½ tsp
Sour cream / yogurt - 2 tsp
Salt to taste

For the Gravy
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Vegetable Oil - 2 tsp
Dry Red chillis - 4 to 5
Cloves  - 2
Cardamom seeds - 4
Cinnamon stick - ½ inch
Brown sugar - 1 tsp
Broken cashews -  8
Onion chopped  - 1
Tomato  - 1
Ginger - ½ inch
Garlic Cloves - 5
Turmeric Powder - ¼ tsp
Asafoetida / Hing - ¼ tsp
Coriander Powder - 1 tsp

Steps to Prepare Dum Aloo

• Peel the skin of baby potatoes and microwave for 4 minutes. (You can cook the potatoes in any desired way.)
• Heat oil in pan. add  ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds and baby potatoes and shallow fry till it develops some color. Transfer it to plate.
• Heat 2 teaspoon oil . Add the ingredients mentioned in 'For the gravy' except the tomatoes and saute till onion becomes translucent.Finely add the tomatoes and mix well for a minute. switch off the flame. Allow it to cool down and grind it to form smooth paste
• Heat tablespoon of oil in pan. add ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds, methi seeds, cashews, ground paste, coriander leaves, red chilli powder , sour cream, baby potatoes and  little water for desired consistency and cook in medium-low flame for 5 to 10 minutes. That is till the potatoes absorb the gravy.
• Dum Aloo is now ready. Garnish it with ginger strips and coriander leaves. Serve hot and enjoy.