Bengali Dum Aloo Recipe | Alur Dom Recipe
Bengali Dum Aloo is spicy and tangy curry made with baby potatoes and spices.
Servings 0
Ingredients
- Baby potatoes 250 grams
- Tomato 2 medium
- Green chilli 1
- Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp optional
- Red chilli powder 1.5 tsp
- Coriander powder 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder ½ tsp
- Garam masala ½ tsp
- Cumin powder ¼ tsp
- Sugar ¼ tsp
- Coriander leaves 2 tbsp finely chopped
- Oil 1.5 tbsp
To Temper
- Bay leaf 2
- Star anise 1
- Cloves 2
- Green cardamom 1
- Cinnamon small stick
Instructions
- Take tomatoes in mixer and grind them to smooth paste
- Boil potatoes in pressure cooker for 2 whistles
- Peel the potatoes and prick them with fork.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil and shallow fry the potatoes till light golden and remove them from pan.
- In the same pan add little more oil and temper with bay leaf, star anise, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon.
- Once it browns add the slit green chilli and ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes
- Then add tomato puree and allow it to cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Then add all the masala powders
- Next add little water and cook till raw smell of masala goes
- Finally add the shallow fried potatoes and saute nicely.
- Add more water if required to adjust consistency of the gravy and cook till potatoes are coated with masala.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and switch off the flame
- Bengali dum aloo is ready. Serve it with luchi or any flat bread.
Notes
Skip the ginger garlic paste and make it as onion and garlic free recipe
Adjust the consistency of the gravy by adding more water if required.
You can use normal potatoes and cube them instead of baby potatoes