Dum aloo

Dum aloo is a very popular north indian recipe.Every culture has it's own version of the dum aloo. Dum means cooking in steam. Dum cooking brings the oil or ghee, used for the preparation, to the top of the dish thus improving its appearance.This Dum Aloo preparation uses baby potatoes which are easier to cook. You may however, use medium sized potatoes, each cut into 2, if you do not find baby potatoes. here i have made amritsari version of dum aloo. u can serve this as a main dish along with indian breads, parathas, rotis and rice. this will be a very popular party dish and who doesn't like potatoes?

Ingredients: 10-15 baby potatoes

                     1cup tomato puree

                     1onion sliced

                      3tsp ginger-garlic paste

                      5-6 kaju soaked in water

                      2tsp red chilly powder

                      1tsp jeera powder

                      1tsp dhania powder

                      2tsp garam masala powder

                      1/2tsp turmeric powder

                      3tsp yogurt(curd)

                      1tsp cumin seeds

                      a pinch of asafoetida

                      oil for deep frying 

                      salt to taste

Method: 1)Peel, wash and prick potatoes all over with the help of a fork. Keep in salted water    

                   for fifteen minutes.heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep-fry the potatoes on 

                   medium heat till golden brown. if you are worried about the excess oil you can 

                   parboil the potatoes .

               2) grind the soaked kaju into a smooth paste.

               3) heat 5-6tsp oil in a pan add cumin seeds, asafoetida, ginger-garlic paste and fry for

                   a minute. add onions and fry till they turn pink. add kaju paste, tomato puree and fry

                   till the oil separates. now add all the dry masala powders and after a minute add 

                   fried(or parboiled) potatoes, salt and cook till the potatoes are done by adding 

                   required amount of water. finally add whisked yogurt and cook in low flame for 2min.

               4) garnish with fresh cream and coriander leaves.