Aloo Dum
Equipment
- Bowl
- Kitchen Paper
- Paper towel
- Blender
- Kadhai
- Heavy-based Pan
- Slotted spoon
- Pan
Ingredients
- 1 kg Potatoes (9 medium), halved
- 4-6 Red chillies dried
- Asafoetida pinch of
- 1 tablespoon Milk
- 250 g Ghee (1 cup), plus more to garnish
- 2 Green Cardamom pods
- 3 Cloves
- 2 Cinnamon sticks about 2.5cm / 1 inch long
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Paste
- 250 ml Natural (plain) yoghurt (1 cup), whisked
- 2 tablespoons Sugar
- 2 Bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric ground
- 50 g grated Khoya or 5 1/2 tablespoons milk powder (dry milk)
- 1 tablespoon Ghee or Butter hot
- Salt
Instructions
- Soak the potatoes in a large bowl of water for about 1 hour. Prick them over once or twice during soaking so that they are quite soft. Drain and pat dry with kitchen paper (paper towels).
- Meanwhile soak the chillies in a bowl of water for 1 hour, then drain and transfer to a small blender. Process, adding a little water if necessary, to make a paste.
- Put the asafoetida in a small bowl, add the milk and allow to soak until required.
- Heat the ghee in a kadhai or heavy-based pan over high heat, then reduce the heat to low. Add the potatoes and fry for about 15 minutes, or until half cooked. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper (paper towels).
- Pour out all but 2 tablespoons of ghee, then return the pan to the heat, add the cardamom pods, cloves, cinnamon, chilli, and ginger pastes and fry gently for 2-3 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add the yoghurt. Stir well, then return to low heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the potatoes, sugar, bay leaves, and turmeric, and season with salt.
- Stir, then cover and simmer for about 5-10 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked.
- Add the asafoetida and grated khoya and stir well until the potatoes are evenly coated with the sauce. Remove from the heat and stir in a tablespoon of hot ghee or butter before serving.
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Nutrition
Serving: 6gSodium: 55mgCalcium: 146mgVitamin C: 34mgVitamin A: 181IUSugar: 8gFiber: 5gPotassium: 798mgCholesterol: 120mgCalories: 597kcalTrans Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 30gFat: 48gProtein: 7gCarbohydrates: 39gIron: 2mg
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