recipe with baby potatoes

 

An Indian recipe with baby potatoes is givn in this blog.Dum alooo is an indian dish in which baby potatoes are cooked in a spicy yoghurt and tomato gravy.potatoes are favorite of almost everyone.and this dish is a great dish.it is called so because potatoes are cooked on a low flame and pressure so that gravy gets soaked by the  baby potatoes.

Ingredients used to make dum aloo:

Oil- to deep fry
Mustard oil-2 tbsp.
Baby potatoes- 20 to 24
Cumin seeds-1 tsp.
Ginger paste- 2 tsp.
Garlic paste- 12 flakes.
Onion paste- 2 large
Tomatoes paste- 3 large
Red chilly powder- ½ tsp.
Garam masala- ½ tsp.
Turmeric powder- ½ tsp.
Salt
Coriander leaves- 4 tbsp.

For garam masala powder:

 

Cloves, bay leaves, black pepper cons, 4 cardamons

Procedure to make dum aloo:

Scrap potatoes; prick all over with a fork.
Soak in water for 4 hrs. Also add salt to the water.
Dry potatoes.
Deep-fry these potatoes until golden brown.

I have used mustard oil to fry these aloos.

Heat mustard oil. Add bay leaves, cumin seeds, ginger, garlic paste and sauté.
Add onions paste and fry it till the oil start separating.

Now add tomato puree and again fry.
At the end add  ½ cup of milk to this mixture.

 

When the gravy starts to get thick add 1/2 cup of curd and keep t stirring.

Add fried potatoes and hot water.
Heat for 10 to 15 min.
Add garam masala powder and coriander leaves.

 

Serve:

Serve dum aloo hot garnished with coriander leaves and ginger strips.

Tips:

 

If you don't have baby potatoes cut the normal potatoes into 4 pieces and prick them with a fork and use them to make dum aloo. i have used normal potatoes here in this dish.