Aloo Dum Recipe

Ingredients for Dum Aloo:

• Aloo 300 gms small sized (Baby potatoes)
• Oil for deep-frying + 2 tbsp oil for Tadka
• Onion 1 chopped
• Tomato : 100 gm 
• Seeds of 2 black cardamoms (moti elaichi)
• Ginger-garlic paste 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
• Garam masala powder 1 tsp
• Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves,chopped 3 tblsp
• Red chilli powder 1/4 tsp
• Lemon juice from 1/2 of a lemon
• Salt to taste
• Hot water

  Preparation: 

• Pressure cook potatoes for 2 whistles
• Deep fry the potatoes until golden brown.
• Fry cardamom,cloves,fennel,jeera,cashews and onion. Grind it with little water to smooth paste.
• Heat the oil in a pan and temper it with mustard seeds, cumin seeds
• Add ginger garlic paste and the ground paste and fry for 2 minutes in medium flame.
• Add curd and earlier prepared gravy.
• Add chopped tomatoes, salt, red chili, turmeric and garam masala powder.
• Add the roasted potatoes and hot water and stir over a low heat
• Add lemon juice and coriander leaves,after switching off the flame. 
• Serve aloo dum curry hot.