‘Aloor dum‘ or commonly called ‘Dum aloo‘ has innumerable regional variations. There are not only several variations but also a variety of way to serve it. Commonly, it is served with any kind of ‘poori’ which is a unleavened deep -fried Indian bread.
The ‘Dal puris‘ i made will be, will be offended if it is not served in a royal style π Since they were deep -fried, I wanted some light -on -the -palate ‘aloor dum’. Hence this simple ‘niramish’ (vegetarian dish without the use of rich ingredients like onion, garlic etc) version came up. π
The vegetarian cooking of Bengal is redolent of ginger and green chilies. It adds texture and taste to the vegetarian food.
Here’s what i did…………
INGREDIENTS
3 nos – medium sized potatoes ( peeled and cubed in 1 1/2″ thickness)
2 nos – green chili (slit from the center)
1 tsp – ginger paste
1/2 tsp – roasted cumin powder
1 tsp – roasted coriander powder
11/2 tsp – black pepper powder
1/2 tsp – tumeric powder
salt to taste
1/4 tsp – cumin seeds
1 nos – bay leaf
water to cook
METHOD
Make a paste of the dry ingredients with a little water.
Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and temper with cumin seeds and bay leaf. Add and saute the potato cubes. Once the potato start forming skin, add the ginger paste and tumeric and fry for a min. Pour in the spice paste and fry till fragnant (approx 1 min).
Add 1 1/2 cup water. Season with salt, cover and cook on a low flame till potatoes are done. Increase the flame and let all the gravy dry up.
Serve hot with Dal puri.
Happy cooking !! π
Cheers !!! π
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Looks yum Andy! π
thank you π
I am in love with this kali mirchi dam aloo! So making it today and eating with parantha instead :).
go ahead π and dont forget to click π
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Wow delightful breakfast Andy. …
it was π thank you
Pepper is well coated in aloo and looks like a great side dish
it is π
NICE, I’m always looking for new ways to make potatoes- MMMMM! Thanks for sharing!
welcome π
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