Kashmiri Dum Aloo
Dum aloo belongs to North Indian or more specifically Kashmiri cuisine. Baby potatoes are first fried and then cooked under low pressure in yogurt based gravy.
Total Steps
10
Ingredients
14
Tools Needed
8
Ingredients
- 18 count Baby potatoes
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds, roasted and ground into a powder
- 3/4 teaspoon Garam masala
- 2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 1/2 cups Fresh yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon Green cardamom powder
- 1 teaspoon Ginger powder
- 1 tablespoon Fennel powder
- 3 tablespoons Mustard oil
- 5 count Cloves, roasted and powdered
- a pinch Asafoetida
- as needed Vegetable/canola/sunflower cooking oil
- to taste Salt
- 1/2 cup Hot water
Instructions
Step 1
<a href="/8BSVY4LZ">Wash </a>the potatoes thoroughly and <a href="/45BJSPGG">prick </a>all over with a fork.
Step 2
Keep the potatoes in <a href="/DPSVTKVY">salted </a><a href="/FVYNJCCW">warm </a>water for 15 minutes, then drain and wipe <a href="/RF7SRX43">dry.</a>
Step 3
<a href="/XZFHRHHF">Heat </a>the oil in a pan and <a href="/Y4VX66KP">deep fry </a>the potatoes until golden <a href="/D434P8MH">brown </a>from outside. Drain on a kitchen towel and set aside. After they <a href="/GZFHJC5K">cool </a>a little bit, <a href="/45BJSPGG">prick </a>the potatoes once again with a fork.
Step 4
<a href="/GV3SK283">Whisk </a>the yogurt with kashmiri red chilli powder, fennel powder, ginger powder and cardamom powder.
Step 5
Add the <a href="/NZ2LK8CC">fried </a>potatoes and let it sit for 15 minutes.
Step 6
Now <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat </a>the mustard oil in a pan and add a pinch of asafoetida and the powdered cloves. Let it splutter for a few seconds and then add the 1/2 cup of hot water and <a href="/DPSVTKVY">salt.</a> Let the water come to a boil.
Step 7
Add in the yogurt potato mixture and <a href="/7S3QCKWK">mix.</a>
Step 8
Cover the pan with a tight lid and let it cook on a medium low <a href="/3J4YNDT6">flame </a>for 15 minutes or until the potatoes absorb the gravy and oil surfaces.
Step 9
Sprinkle the garam masala and cumin powder.
Step 10
<a href="/Y6MVNCHX">Serve </a>Hot with Naan, Roti or Poori :)