You all must want to know that how to make Dum Aloo Recipe because you want to impress your loved ones. Aloo dum is a recipe whereby baby potatoes are deep fried and immersed into thick creamy textured restaurant style gravy.
Heat oil in a pan and sauté onion, garlic, ginger,cashew, green chilly and cook till the onion becomes translucent and soft.
Grind the onion mixture into a smooth paste when it becomes cool. Add little water if required.
Put potatoes in a bowl. Add salt, turmeric powder and mix it well.
Heat oil in the same pan and shallow fry the potatoes until light brown around the edges. Make sure you keep it turning in between to ensure even browning. Remove it to a plate and keep it aside.
Heat butter and 1 tsp oil in a kadhai, add cumin seeds, bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom and sauté on a medium flame for few seconds.
Put onion paste, 1 tsp of red chilly powder and mix it well for a minute
Add turmeric powder,coriander powder, cumin powder, ½ tsp red chilly powder and mix it well.
Stir continuously for 4-5 minutes or until oil starts to separate.
When the mixture starts leaving the pan add tomato puree, salt and sauté for 2, 3 minutes. Be careful while adding salt. We have added salt while cooking potatoes.
Put blended curd and mix it well on low flame.
When the mixture starts boiling cover the lid and cook for another 2 minutes.
Open the lid, add kasturi methi, garam masala and mix it well.
Now add shallow fried potatoes and mix it well with the mixture.
Add water as per your liking consistency of gravy and let it come to a boil. Turn off the heat and transfer to a serving bowl.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.