Dam Aloo / Dum Alu - Navratri Special

Posted by Montu on April 12, 2008

Now a days I avoid potatoes. Low carb diet. Yes. I have to get six pack abs. Period.

Who cares???

How do I cook  “Dam Aloo / Dum Alu” without using onion in gravy?

Stuff required: 3-4 Potatoes, egg sized,  Spices{cloves - laung, cardamom - ilaichi, cinnamon dal-chini, cummin seeds -zeera / jeera, black pepper - kali mirch, turmeric powder - haldi, bay leaves -tej patta and so on}, yogurt or dahi, green chillies - hari mirch, tomatoes and oil and… thats it

heat the oil

fry, shallow fry, potatoes till they turn golden brown, once I cut potatoes in cubes and then fried and used them, not good

take potatoes out, someway, fork them, keep aside and use the remaining oil for cooking

add cumin seeds and bay leaves in oil, hot oil, when cumin seeds start popping out, spluttering, add cloves, cinnamon and other spices which are not grounded

lower the heat, somehow, and add finely grounded spices like turmeric, red chilli etc

add finely chopped green chillies

add finely chopped tomatoes, kool, we are making gravy

fry for 3-5 minutes depending on the heat

take potatoes, fork if still not forked, and add to the gravy

cook for 5 minutes, add water, not too much though, if required to cook potatoes

beat the yogurt and prepare a fine thick liquid, i love fresh yogurt, add to the cooked potatoes, cook on slow heat for 5minutes, heat is a factor here

remove from heat, sprinkle grama masala, granish with coriander leaves, cover the lid for 2 minutes

eat the stuff with rice or chapatis

BURP!!!

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  1. Dawn Sat, 03 May 2008 20:41:18 EDT

    Meine kaha salam janab-e-ali…pehachana ya……………aloo ke gham mein humein bhul gaye!!!

    Dam Aloo ki receipe ke liye shukriya lekin miyan ye kya aap to aise gayab hein mano ke……………. :)

    Mein kayee dino se aapke baare mein soch rahi thi ke koi scrap nahi kuch nahi…sab kheriyat to hai na>? :o

    samandaro.n ne bulaayaa hai tujh ko ai ‘Bekal’
    tuu apanii pyaas kii saharaa me.n aabaruu rakh de

    Hope you are doing fine and just busy with work as its at my side too :D
    Take care
    Cheers

  2. AlexM Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:18:47 EDT

    Your blog is interesting!

    Keep up the good work!

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