What is dum aloo?

Answer 1

= Kashmiri Dum Aloo Recipe = Hope this is the recipe that you are looking for!

Kashmiri dum aloo recipe is among the top hot cooking recipes and the reason that can be attributed to this fact is that, not only it is extremely delicious, but also contains low fat, thus it serves as an excellent choice for people who are very conscious about their figure.

Talking about the nutritional value of dum alu receipe, it contains about 128 calories, 3.3-gram proteins, 18.9-gram carbohydrates and 4.4-gram fats. The credit for its unique taste goes to its exquisite spices and ingredients. Here are the steps as to how to make the receipe of dum aaloo…

* Cooking Time: 1 hour 15 minutes * Ingredients ** 200g Walnut sized potato ** 100g curd ** Salt to taste ** 1/4 tablespoon chili powder ** 1/2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste ** 1/2 tablespoon poppy seeds ** 1/2 tablespoon coriander seeds ** 1/2 tablespoon cumin seeds ** 2-3 cloves ** 2-3 cardamom ** Salt to taste ** 1/2 tablespoon red chilli powder ** 1/2 tablespoon turmeric powder ** 1 small sliced onion ** 1/2 tablespoon garlic paste ** 100g curd ** 1/2 tablespoon garam masala ** 1 tablespoon oil * Method: ** Take the potatoes and peel them properly. Now prick the peeled potatoes all over with a fork. ** Mix curd, salt, chilli powder and ginger garlic paste and marinate potatoes for about an hour. ** The next step consists of arranging the potatoes neatly on the baking sheet. Now roast the potatoes at the temperature of 375' F for about 40-45 minutes, or till the time the potatoes get completely cooked. ** Take a non-stick pan and heat some oil. Add sliced onion to it and fry till the color turns light brownish. Add on garlic paste and stir for 2 minutes. ** While onions are frying, roast coriander seeds, poppy seeds, cloves and cardamom and grind. ** Combine the onion paste and whole spice paste and blend properly. Now cook on low flame using curd. ** Add roasted potatoes in the mixture and stir well for about 3-4 minutes. Add the remaining curd along with 3-4 tablespoons of water. ** Simmer for about 20-25 minutes and your Kashmiri dum aloo dish is ready to be served.

Answer 2

Ingredients for Dum ka Aloo:

900 gms Aloo (Potatoes)

3/4th cups Water - 3

Salt to taste

Ghee or Oil for deep-frying

1 cup Ghee

1 large Onion (finely chopped)

4 tablespoons Tomato puree

140 ml Curd

4 tablespoons hot Water

1 Green Pepper (seeds removed and sliced)

1 teaspoon Garam Masala powder

For the Spices:

4 Cloves

4 Bay leaves

6 Black Peppercorns

4 green Cardamoms

1 brown Cardamom

1 piece Cinnamon stick

For the Paste:

1 large Onion (chopped)

12 flakes Garlic

2 tablespoons Ginger

6 black Peppercorns

1 teaspoon Poppy seeds

1 tablespoon Coriander seeds

1 teaspoon Cumin seeds

2 dry Red chilies

1 teaspoon Turmeric powder

A pinch of ground Mace

A pinch of ground Nutmeg

How to make Kashmiri Dum Aloo:

* Scrape the Aloo (potatoes), prick all over with a fork and soak in the Water with little Salt for 2 hours.

* Dry the Potatoes on a cloth and heat the Ghee or Oil.

* Deep fry the Potatoes until golden brown. Drain and set aside.

* Heat the measured Ghee in a flameproof pan and fry Onions with all the Spices until golden.

* Grind the paste Ingredients to a fairly smooth paste and stir into the Onions.

* Cook for 10 minutes. Stir in the Tomato puree, Curd and Salt.

* Add the Aloo (Potatoes) and hot Water and stir over a low heat for 5 minutes.

* Sprinkle the Dum Aloo with Pepper and Garam Masala and cook for few minutes.

Answer 3

Dum Aloo is potatoes simmered in creamy & aromatic gravy made with almonds and cashews and flavored with traditional Indian spices.