Having been born & brought up in Calcutta, the love for potatoes is insatiable...:) Alu dum is a popular item amongst the Bengali's & Calcuttan's..There are different versions & all taste wonderful..Its best with hot puris/luchis or by themselves too....
My version which again has gone some changes goes like this.....:)
Serves at least 4-6 people...
Ingredients:
1.Baby potatoes- 1kg
2.Onions- 1 big(thinly sliced)
3.Paste of half an onion,a chunk of fresh ginger & 3-4 pods of garlic
4.Green chillies-2nos(slit)
5.Tomato-1 small or half of a big one(finely chopped)
6.Haldi-1/2 tbs
7.Chilly powder-2 tbs
8.Coriander powder-1 tbs
9.Garam Masala-1/2 tbs
10.Jeera-1/2 tbs
11.Bay leaf-1 big
12.Cloves & cinnamon- 2 nos...
13.elaichi- 1 no
14.Sugar-1 tbs
15.Salt-To taste
16.Water as required..
17.Oil-4-5 tbs
18.Ghee-1/2 tbs
19.Coriander leaves for garnish
Procedure:
1.Wash the baby potatoes & boil them until cooked.....Peel & prick them with a fork....In a large bowl put all the boiled & pricked potatoes, add some salt & haldi & mix well.
2.In a large pan/skillet, put some oil to heat.One hot, add the marinated potatoes & shallow fry them in batches,until golden brown.....drain them in a paper towel to remove excess oil...Keep these aside...
3.Heat oil in the same pan & add some bay leaves, cloves,cinnamon,jeera,elaichi & peppercorns(optional). Once they start sputtering,add the sliced onions & the onion,ginger garlic paste & green chillies & stir well. Once the colour of the onions start changing, add the chopped tomato & stir well.Keep it covered for a while so that the mixture becomes pulpy & the tomato is well cooked.Once the mixture starts assuming a gravy like quality(you can add 2-3 tbs of water if req), add all the masalas & salt....Stir well & finally add the golden brown potatoes & mix well....If the gravy is not watery enough,add some more water....Finally add, sugar & switch off once the right consistency has been achieved..Ensure that the gravy is really thick....Garnish with coriander leaves& some ghee...Serve hot with Rotis/Puris.....
Hope you do enjoy this recipe.....:)
Note: you can use large potatoes as well, if you do not have baby potatoes.......All you need to do is cut the potatoes into large chunks(quarter them) & follow the same procedure....
My version which again has gone some changes goes like this.....:)
Serves at least 4-6 people...
Ingredients:
1.Baby potatoes- 1kg
2.Onions- 1 big(thinly sliced)
3.Paste of half an onion,a chunk of fresh ginger & 3-4 pods of garlic
4.Green chillies-2nos(slit)
5.Tomato-1 small or half of a big one(finely chopped)
6.Haldi-1/2 tbs
7.Chilly powder-2 tbs
8.Coriander powder-1 tbs
9.Garam Masala-1/2 tbs
10.Jeera-1/2 tbs
11.Bay leaf-1 big
12.Cloves & cinnamon- 2 nos...
13.elaichi- 1 no
14.Sugar-1 tbs
15.Salt-To taste
16.Water as required..
17.Oil-4-5 tbs
18.Ghee-1/2 tbs
19.Coriander leaves for garnish
Procedure:
1.Wash the baby potatoes & boil them until cooked.....Peel & prick them with a fork....In a large bowl put all the boiled & pricked potatoes, add some salt & haldi & mix well.
2.In a large pan/skillet, put some oil to heat.One hot, add the marinated potatoes & shallow fry them in batches,until golden brown.....drain them in a paper towel to remove excess oil...Keep these aside...
3.Heat oil in the same pan & add some bay leaves, cloves,cinnamon,jeera,elaichi & peppercorns(optional). Once they start sputtering,add the sliced onions & the onion,ginger garlic paste & green chillies & stir well. Once the colour of the onions start changing, add the chopped tomato & stir well.Keep it covered for a while so that the mixture becomes pulpy & the tomato is well cooked.Once the mixture starts assuming a gravy like quality(you can add 2-3 tbs of water if req), add all the masalas & salt....Stir well & finally add the golden brown potatoes & mix well....If the gravy is not watery enough,add some more water....Finally add, sugar & switch off once the right consistency has been achieved..Ensure that the gravy is really thick....Garnish with coriander leaves& some ghee...Serve hot with Rotis/Puris.....
Hope you do enjoy this recipe.....:)
Note: you can use large potatoes as well, if you do not have baby potatoes.......All you need to do is cut the potatoes into large chunks(quarter them) & follow the same procedure....
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