Niramish Aloor Dum

aloor dum

Preparation time :25- 30 minutes
Cooking time : 25-30 minutes
Serves : 3-4

Ingredients:

• Potato : 10 medium
• Tomato : 1 medium chopped
• Ginger paste : 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds :1/4 tsp
• Dry red chili : 2-3
• Bay leaves : 1 medium
• cumin powder : 1 tsp
• Yogurt : 2 tbsp
• Kashmiri red chili powder: 1 tsp
• Green chilies :4-5
• Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar : 1 tbsp
• Vegetable oil/canola oil :3-4 tbsp
• Garam masala powder : 1/2 tsp
• Cilantro / coriander leaves : chopped, handful
• Ghee : 1tsp

Procedure:

1)  Boil potato with salt in a pressure cooker in high heat and wait
      for 2 whistles.
2)  Take yogurt in a small bowl and mix with sugar and little water.
3)  Heat oil in a pan and fry potatoes till golden brown and keep aside.
4)  In the same pan add cumin seeds,bay leaf, dry red chilies, green
     chilies.
5)  Add ginger paste and chopped tomatoes.Sprinkle salt and cover the
     pan till tomatoes become soft.
6)  Now add cumin powder,turmeric powder, red chili powder, cook for
     4-5 minutes.
7)  Lower the heat and add the beaten yogurt.Cook in low till oil comes out.
8)  Add fried potatoes,salt ,sugar with little water and mix them well.
9)  Cover and cook for 10 -15 minutes in low heat.Add garam masala
      powder and mix them well.
10) Add chopped cilantro and mix well.
11) Add ghee and mix them well.Turn off the heat.

       Serve with luci, paratha, steamed rice.