Kashmiri dum aloo is a great combination to serve along with rice , paratha , roti etc. Since we use Kashmiri chilli as a main ingredient in the spice mixture, the curry will turn out to be visually appealing and delicious too.
INGREDIENTS
Baby potatoes -1/2 kg
Mustard oil -3 tbsp (also for deep frying potatoes)
Yoghurt -1 cup
Ginger -1 small piece
Green chillies -2
Onion -1 large
Dry kashmiri chilli-5
Turmeric powder -1/4th tsp
Kashmiri chills powder-&1/2 tsp
Ginger powder-1 tsp
Coriander powder-1tsp
Garam masla -1tsp
Cooking cream -3 tbsp
Kauri methi
Salt as per taste.
METHOD
TAKE ENOUGH WATER IN A PAN .
ADD SALT
WASH AND CLEAN BABY POTOES ,PRICK THEM ALL AROUND WITH A TOOTH PICK .
DROP IT INTO THE BOILING WATER ,COOK THEM UNTUIL POTATOES BECOME TENDR AND SOFT.
ONCE POTATOES ARE COOKED WELL ,DRAIN OFF WATER AND LET IT COOL FOR A WHILE.
PEEL OFF THE SKIN AND KEEP IT ASIDE.
HEAT SOME MUSTARD IN A KADAI FOR DEEP FRYING BABY POTATOES.
FRY THIS UNTIL POTATOES BECOME SLIGHTLY BROWN IN COLOR.
THIS WIIL TAKE AROUND 4- 5 MINUTES.
WHISK YOGHURT WITH MASALA( TURMERIC POWDER, CHILLI POWDER,GINGER POWDER, CORIANDER POWDER)
LETS PREPARE CURRY
TAKE A PAN APOUR 3 TBSP OF MUSTARD OIL CAN US THE LEFT OVER OIL WHICH WE USED FOR DEEP FRYING POTATOES )
SAUTE GINGER ,GREEN CHILLIES AND ONIONS .
ADD KASHMIRI DRY RED CHILLIES AND HEAT IT FOR A WHILE.
KEEP IS ASIDE FOR COOLING .
ONCE IT REACHES ROOM TEMPERATURE, TAKE A MIXER JAR AND BLEND IT TO MAKE A SMOOTH FINE PASTE BY ADDING 1/2 A CUP OF WATER.
POUR THE MASALA IN A PAN.
MIX IT WITH ENOUGH WATER AS PER THE DESIRED THE CONSISTENCY OF THE CURRY.
DROP FRIED BABY POTAES AND ADD ENOUGH SALT .
POUR YOGHURT AND MIX WELL.
SIMMER IT AND BRING THIS TO BOIL FOR 4-5 MINUTS IN A MEDIUM FLAME .
SPRINKLE SOME GARAM MASALA AND MIX WELL.
FINALLY ADD SOME COOKING CREAM AND KASURI METHI .
SERVE HOT WITH RICE ,ROTI ,PARATHA ETC.
NOTE:
IF BABY POTATOES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, YOU CAN USE CUBED REGULAR POTATOES.
INSTEAD OF COOKING CREAM WE CAN USE CASHEW PASTE WHICH WILL GIVE EXTRA RICHNESS ,CREAMY TEXTURE FOR THE CURRY(SOAK 10-15 CASHEWS IN HOT WATER ,GRIND INTO FINE PASTE)
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