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Dahi Aloo

A perfect combination of creamy potato and tangy and spicy yogurt curry.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian Cuisine.
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cups Boiled, peeled, and cubed potato
  • ½ Cup Thick Plain Yogurt (homemade or store bought)
  • 1 Tbsp Avocado Oil/Ghee
  • 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 Dry Red Chilli
  • Pinch of Asafoetida Powder
  • 1 Tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
  • 1.5 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 Tsp Coriander Powder
  • 2 Cup Water
  • 1 Tsp Ginger Paste
For Tempering
  • 1 Tbsp Ghee/Clarified Butter
  • 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 Dry Red Chilli/Green Chili
  • 1 Tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder (optional)
For Garnish
  • 1 Tbsp Fresh Cilantro Leaves
Staple Ingredient
  • Salt, according to taste

Method
 

  1. Take a pan.
  2. Heat it and add oil to it. When it's hot enough, add cumin seeds,asafoetida powder and green chili to it.
  3. Let it crackle for 1 minute.
  4. Add ginger paste and saute till the raw smell is gone.
  5. Add boiled and cubed potato to it. Fry on medium/low flame till they look pinkish brown.
  6. Now take a bowl. Add yogurt in it.
  7. Add turmeric, red chilli powder, and coriander powder to it.
  8. Add two cups of water to it and whisk it nicely to make a lump free yogurt-spice liquid mixture.
  9. Your yogurt spice mix is ready to be used.
  10. Pour this yogurt and spice mix over the potato in the pan. Keep the flame on low/medium.
  11. Stir it continuously, otherwise your yogurt will curdle. After it starts boiling, you can stop stirring. Let it boil on medium flame till it has reached your liking connsistency.
  12. Add salt to it and stir it once again.(Never add salt before final step in any yogurt based Curry ,your Yogurt will curdle.)
  13. Remove it into a serving bowl and prepare for tempering.
How to do Tempering
  1. Take a tempering pan and add one tbsp of clarified butter/ghee/avocado oil to it.
  2. When it's hot enough, add cumin seeds, dry chilli(break it into two parts), and red chilli powder.
  3. Pour this tempering over the Aloo Dahi Curry.
  4. Serve with roti, paratha, poori, or rice.
  5. Enjoy.
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