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Dum Aloo

By shriya on Mar 5, 2008 in Featured, Veggie Entrées & Sides

Dum AlooOde to Potatoes

Its one of the popular north Indian recipes. Its usually cooked under pressure so the potatoes get soaked in the gravy and so the name Dum (pressure in Hindi) in dum aloo. This is the first time I am making this recipe and it came out very good. I used to make chapathi alternate days so today when I was thinking of making it I was out of side dish ideas. I find it pretty hard to make different variety of side dishes for chapathi. I love potatoes in any form and I had lot of small potatoes sitting in my pantry, which has to be the easy to cook vegetable and finally made up my mind to make dum aloo.

This recipe goes to Sia of Monsoonspice for her Ode to Potato Event.

Ingredients:

  • Small red potatoes : 3 (If you use baby potatoes use 5 of ‘em)
  • Oil : 2 tbsp
  • Onion : 1 (Medium)
  • Tomato : 1
  • Curry leaves : 3 to 4
  • Ginger & Garlic paste : 1 tbsp
  • Yogurt : 1 cup
  • Milk : 1/4 cup
  • Red chili powder : 2 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp
  • salt : required to taste

For Masala :

  • cinnamon : 1 “
  • Black Pepper : 6
  • Cardamom : 3
  • Cloves : 3
  • Coriander seeds : 1 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp

Dum Aloo

Method of Preparation :

  1. Peel the potatoes and cut in to two halves and prick them.
  2. Heat 2 tsp of oil in a large pan and just shallow fry the potatoes till it becomes light golden brown color and keep them aside.
  3. Now grind all the masala ingredients into a coarse powder and keep them aside.
  4. Heat the remaining oil in a pressure cooker add bay leaves, onions & curry leaves and fry them till it becomes translucent .
  5. After that add ginger and garlic paste mix it well and fry them till the raw smell goes off.
  6. Now add the ground masala(If the masala is more than 2 tbsp don’t add all of ‘em jsut add 2 tbsp) and fry them for a little bit , let say like 4 minutes.
  7. And add red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt mix it all together and fry the for 3 minutes.
  8. Now pour the milk to make gravy followed by adding yoghurt. Keep stirring continuously.
  9. Add the tomatoes and pricked potatoes in to this gravy and close the lid of the pressure cooker.
  10. Pressure cook for one whistle in medium heat.
  11. Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Dum Aloo

Serve it hot with chapathi, paratha. :-)

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37 Comment(s)

  1. Nice recipe! It’s one of my favorite dishes.

    Daily Meals SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply

  2. Yummy. I have bookmarked the recipe to make them.
    Look so delicious.

    Happy Cook BELGIUM Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply

  3. yummy entry shriya..

    dhivya UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply

  4. wow…that looks really very yummy…the picture has come out real good..thanks

    Srivalli INDIA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply

  5. oh wow!!! Sounds and looks really good! Will try it out and let you know….. thanx

    Ramya's Mane Adige UNITED STATES Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0 | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply

  6. they look so mouth-watering Shriya! Lovely entry.

    Uma UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply

  7. bookmarked ,very nice recipe shriya

    sagari UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply

  8. Looks amazing, Shriya! My husband’s been asking me to make this, so am bookmarking your recipe! :)

    Kalai UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.9 | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply

  9. Looks wonderful… Gr8 photo of a mouthwatering recipe..

    AnuSriram UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.12 | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply

  10. Hi sri,thats a wonderful entry.I like aloo…Will try this one day.

    Even I am devotee of sai baba,think me and your sister are great:-)

    Annu CANADA Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply

  11. yeah daily meals, it becomes one of my fav too now.

    Thanks HC if you try this let me know how it turned out.

    Thanks for your kind comments dhivya, srivalli,sagari, Uma. :grin:
    Welcome to our blog anusriram. thanks for lovely comment.

    yeahh annu the pic was amazing. thanks for your comment.

    If you try this let me know kalai . :-)
    Thanks ramya for your comments .

    shriya UNITED STATES Windows XP Flock 1.0.9 | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply

  12. That looks so very tasty! Comfort Food!!

    Mona CANADA Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0 | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply

  13. That looks tasty Shriya! we love this and make it often…This was one of my early recipes posted on my blog:)

    Mansi UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply

  14. Thanks for your lovely comment Mona.

    I love it too. I’ll take a look at your recipe for dum aloo mansi. Thanks for your comments. :-)

    shriya UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Mar 6, 2008 | Reply

  15. Sounds execellent. Loved it. Thanks shriya for sharing such a wonderful recipe.

    Pooja V UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 | Mar 6, 2008 | Reply

  16. Hi,
    Just came across your blog.
    This looks good and incidentally is a favourite way to cook a favourite vegetable.

    Aparna INDIA Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 | Mar 6, 2008 | Reply

  17. Thanks pooja.

    Welcome to our blog Aparna. :-)

    shriya UNITED STATES Windows XP Flock 1.0.9 | Mar 7, 2008 | Reply

  18. That looks so tempting. Lovely entry.

    Meera UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 | Mar 7, 2008 | Reply

  19. Lovely recipe…Yummy dum aloo. The potato is a truly versatile vegetable must say.
    Would u be able to forward me your email id as there is a recipe exchange link that I would like to forward to you.
    regards

    vandana INDIA Windows XP Opera 9.25 | Mar 7, 2008 | Reply

  20. Dum aloo looks delicious. Love the deep brown color.

    Pravs UNITED STATES Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0 | Mar 7, 2008 | Reply

  21. Really nice entry. Love everything with potatoes.. :)

    Seena UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Mar 7, 2008 | Reply

  22. whenever i add yogurt to a gravy, it splits. your looks lovely.

    bee UNITED STATES Mac OS X Safari 523.15 | Mar 7, 2008 | Reply

  23. Thank you Meera.

    Vandana, pravs and bee Welcome to Spicytasty.

    Vandana thanks for your nice comments and sure I’ll forward our email id and would love to be in that chain.

    Thanks for your comments pravs.

    Thanks seena.

    If you beat the yogurt very well. It won’t split in the gravy.

    shriya UNITED STATES Windows XP Flock 1.0.9 | Mar 7, 2008 | Reply

  24. shriya..i have bought baby aloo’s just to try out this fabulous recipe….

    Lavanya INDIA Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 | Mar 7, 2008 | Reply

  25. lavi Let me know how it turned out. :-)

    shriya UNITED STATES Windows XP Flock 1.0.9 | Mar 7, 2008 | Reply

  26. First time here. Love your recipes! Am bookmarking this one - dum aloo looks delish!

    Vani Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 | Mar 8, 2008 | Reply

  27. Thanks for visting our blog vani.

    shriya UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Mar 9, 2008 | Reply

  28. This is one of my favorite dishes and I have not made it in awhile, I am glad you reminded me with the delicious looking pictures and recipe :)

    meeso UNITED STATES Mac OS X Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.1 | Mar 10, 2008 | Reply

  29. shriya..i tried it dear..it tasted so good..i liked it a lot..thanks for sharing.

    Lavanya INDIA Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply

  30. Yeah It’s my fav too meeso. thanks for your nice words.

    Hope you liked it lavi. Thanks for tryin it out. :-)

    shriya UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply

  31. First time here.Nice blog…..

    Rama UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 3.0b4 | Mar 18, 2008 | Reply

  32. hey … your page rocks… iam just a bachcha into it…

    swati INDIA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Mar 28, 2008 | Reply

  33. Hi…This recipe looks so delicious…I was looking for one good Aloo Dum recipe and today i got it….Has anyone tried this???

    Tina AUSTRALIA Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 | Apr 4, 2008 | Reply

  34. I tried this dish the other day and it turned out perfect! I am going to post a picture and link to your blog :)

    Meeso UNITED STATES Mac OS X Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.1 | Apr 18, 2008 | Reply

  35. Meeso Its so nice of you to try this recipe , I am glad you liked it.

    shriya UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 | Apr 24, 2008 | Reply

  36. Hi dear.

    I did try out that Chicken curry recipe by you. It turned out to be really yummy. My husband was all praises for me..lol!!

    Well…kitchen is not my fav spot to be, but really that day the end result of my chicken was like really surprising..lol

    And u know wat.. today i plan on trying out the dum aloo by you.. well, hope this too becomes my husband’s fav.

    Anyways.. felt like i should thank you for ur recipe… hope to see more and more of ur dishes here…(my help resort!!!).. simple ones though..lol.. i am a bit lazy u seee..haa.a.

    Have a nice day!!

    biji INDIA Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 | May 11, 2008 | Reply

  37. according to the indian aloo book, a nobleman once said: and all indians ever since became the worshippers of aloo.

    oh aloo, how nice are you. tasty and cook in hasty. fast and good at last. aloo day all the way, do not dismay and eat with chapatay, olay olay.

    mr aloowala UNITED STATES Windows 2000 Internet Explorer 5.01 | May 13, 2008 | Reply

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