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Bengali Aloo Dum

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 3
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Baby Potatoes
  • 4 Tbsp Mustard Oil/Any cooking oil
  • 1 Tsp Panchphoran Seeds(a mix of fenugreek seeds,feenel,nigella ,black mustard and cumin seeds
  • 2 Small Bayleaf
  • ½ Tsp Asafoetida Powder
  • 2 Long Green Chili Pepper
  • 2 Cloves
  • 2 Green Cardamom
  • ½ Inch Cinnamon
  • 1 Medium Onion ,chopped
  • 1 Tbsp Ginger -Garlic Paste
  • 1 Tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1.5 Tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
  • 1 Big Ripe tomato or 1 tbsp Tomato sauce (not ketchup)
  • 1 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1.5 Tsp Sugar
  • ½ Tsp Garam Masala
  • Salt to taste.
  • 1 Cup Warm Water

Method
 

How to cook the potatoes
  1. Wash and scrub the potatoes with water.
  2. Boil 5 cups of water in a big pot over the gas stove.
  3. When the water starts boiling add potatoes by using a big slot or spoon.
  4. Boil with lid covered till they are fork tender. You can leave a little bit of space in the lid to escape the steam.
  5. Alternatively you can cook the potatoes in the Instant Pot. Place the potatoes in 5 cups of water.
  6. Pressure cook them for 2 minutes and release the steam manually.
  7. After cooking/Boiling the potatoes ,remove the peel and keep them in a bowl or plate.
How to cook the bengali aloo dum
  1. Take a wok or thick wide pan.
  2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in it.when the oil is hot, shallow fry all the potatoes on medium /high flame. They look golden after frying.
  3. Remove the fried potatoes on a plate and keep them on the counter.
  4. Now add rest 2 tbsp of the oil to the same pan/wok.
  5. Heat it again on medium flame .
  6. Add all the whole spices,panchphoran ,green chili and asafoetida powder
  7. Let all the spices crackle .
  8. Add chopped onion and saute. After they look translucent add ginger garlic paste ,turmeic powder ,red chili powder and cumin powder to it.
  9. Mix everything together and stir to cook .
  10. If they start sticking to the bottom add one tbsp of water to the pan.
  11. Now add tomato and salt to the spice mix paste and cook on slow flame till they look mushy and mashed/mixed up and oil has released.
  12. Add Potatoes and mix everything. After cooking for around one minute with potatoes and spices together add water.
  13. Add sugar and garam masala powder at the same time .Mix everything properly without breaking the potatoes.
  14. Let it cook over a slow flame.Cover with a lid.Cook till it looks thick enough for you and the oil has come to the top .
  15. Serve with side of your choice and enjoy.
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