If I see a bag of baby potatoes when I head to the supermarket near my place, I pick it up. Always. Good things always come out of having a bag of baby potatoes in your kitchen. You will see. There are lots of good Indian recipes with potatoes and some of my favourites are a simple potato roast masala, aloo chana made in the pressure cooker, and these honey chilli potatoes.
So armed with about 15 baby potatoes, I turned to one of those small Tarla Dalal booklets, simply and efficiently called "Potatoes". There were some really great looking recipes in there but I had to zero in on Banarasi Dum Aloo because that's what I had all the ingredients for.
oil for deep-frying
For the gravy:
2 cups roughly chopped tomatoes (2 large ripe tomatoes)
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
3-4 dry red chillies (use dry Kashmiri red chillies for added colour)
2 tablespoon broken cashew nuts
1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
1 teaspoon fennel seeds (saunf)
2 ½ cups water
How to Make Dum Aloo:
1. Wash and dry the baby potatoes. Pierce each potato all around with a fork and deep fry in hot oil, with the skin on, till the potatoes are cooked and golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside.
2. Combine all the ingredients together under the "gravy list". I know this sounds weird but trust me on this. Dunk all the ingredients together along with the water and cook on a low flame for around 15 mins or until the tomatoes have turned mushy and soft. Cool and blend to a smooth paste. If you have one of those soup blenders like me, just go ahead and whip it up hot. Saves a lot of time.
3. Heat the butter in a pan and add the powdered cardamom and gravy paste and allow it to come to a boil. Simmer till the oil separates form the gravy. This will take about 12-15 mins. Keep the fire on simmer throughout and be prepared for a slight mess if you don't use a deep pan. The tomato gravy will bubble up all over your stovetop.
4. When the gravy is ready, add the potatoes, kasuri methi, and salt and simmer for another 3-4 mins. Finally, add the cream and coriander and serve hot with jeera pulao or rotis.
Kim Coyne
Just got done making this for dinner tonight. Having family over and wanted something different to try on them. Followed the recipe to a tee, except for the deep frying. All of us eat spicy food, so I simply added some dried red chillies when frying, and discarded them before adding the potatoes to the gravy.
Will make sure to post reactions later!
🙂
Kim C
Reactions were nothing but demands for more! 🙂
Thanks Nags!!!
Nagalakshmi V
yay!
Shruthi
I just made it this even and it was totally delish! Thanks for sharing the recipe! I love Dum aloo and all the variations tho I added some onions to the gravy and boiled and peeled the potatoes
Divyaa
lovely curry. Easy to make and simply awesome to taste. Thank u 🙂
sathiarani
I made them tonite for dinner - awaiting feedback from all at home later on...
Lavanya
That is totally a capital O..M..G..! Well, its not a compliment for Tarla Dalal but to you too... the pic looks amazing and I am sure it must have tasted good too. Wish I was around to have licked the bowl 🙂 Lavanya
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wowww... I am definitely going to try this!
swapna
Delicious dum aloo.....yummy!!
branny
Thanks for this recipe. I made it tonight and served it with indian spiced catfish.
Divya Kudua
Can the potatoes be peeled before adding to the gravy?I guess that'd make it more easier to eat!
Alia Dalwai
Thanx for the recipe! Looks yummy!
Alia
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