Dum Aloo Special
By: Usha Chowdhary Gupta
Published: Monday, November 22, 2010 - 8:14pm

Ingredients




12 Baby Potatoes,
3 Small size Tomatoes,
4 Almonds,
4 Cashewnuts,
2 Green Chilly,
2 wholes Red Chilly,
A piece Ginger,
4 cloves Garlic,
3 teaspoons  Shahi Masala (or one clove,
a cardamom and a piece of cinnamon),
3 tablespoons Curd,
1 Large Size Onion,
1 tablespoon  Cumin seeds,
1 tablespoon  Red Chilly Powder,
1 tablespoon Coriander Powder,
1 tablespoon  Garam Masala ,
2 tablespoons oil,
2 tablespoons Cream ,
1 tablespoon Ghee ,
Salt, Sugar to taste .

Preparation

1 Soak the whole red chillies in hot water. 2 Boil the baby potatoes and in a pan with little oil, sauté for five minutes, sprinkle some salt and red chilly powder. Slice the onion and in a pan stir fry until golden brown. 3 In a mixer put cut tomatoes, cut green chillies, red chillies, a piece of ginger, few garlic, fried onion curd, the nuts and all masalas. Grind to a very fine paste, use water if needed.( except the oil, ghee, cream and baby potatoes). 4 Put a pan to heat add oil, the ground paste cook until oil appears or leaves the sides of the pan. Now add the baby potatoes, some cream and check the salt and sugar as per taste. Cover and cook on slow flame 5 For few minutes, serve hot.