How to make Aloor Dum -
This potato dish finds a pride of place in Bengali menus.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Baby potatoes (बेबी आलू), Oil (ऑइल)
Cuisine : Bengali
Course : Main Course Vegetarian
For more recipes related to Aloor Dum checkout Achari Aloo, Baby Potatoes In Spicy Yogurt Gravy, Chutneywale Aloo, Aloo Pyaaz Tamatar . You can also find more Main Course Vegetarian recipes like Palak Sprouts Lotek Bhenda Hooli Paneer Pepper and Rice Bake
Aloor Dum Recipe Card
Hindi: Aloo
Why is it that when you are stuck at “what should we cook today” the answer is always “make some aloo!” Potatoes are like this…extremely popular and have multipurpose usage.
Well, don’t – it is a surprising source of vitamin C and provides useful amounts of starch, thiamine and niacin and around a hundred grams will provide about eighty calories.
Little did you know!
Prep Time : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 21-25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Aloor Dum Recipe
Baby potatoes boiled and peeled 12-16
Oil 2 tablespoons
Bay leaves 2
Onion paste ¾ cup
Ginger-garlic paste 1 tablespoon
Fresh tomato puree 1 cup
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder ¼ teaspoon
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
Castor sugar (caster sugar) a pinch
Green peas 2 tablespoons
Method
Step 1
Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add torn bay leaves and sauté. Add onion paste and sauté till golden.
Step 2
Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté on medium heat for 30 seconds. Add tomato puree and mix.
Step 3
Add salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, cumin powder and castor sugar, mix and cook for 7-8 minutes or till oil separates.
Step 4
Add some water and mix. Add potatoes and mix well. Reduce heat and cook for 4-5 minutes.
Step 5
Add green peas and mix.
Step 6
Serve hot with luchi.
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