Dum Aloo

For 4 persons

Ingredients:

• Baby potatoes (500 gms)
• 2 large onions (cubed)
• 3 large tomatoes
• Ginger garlic paste made of 1" piece of ginger and 6 garlic pods, in blender
• Coriander powder (2 teaspoons)
• Cumin powder (1 teaspoon)
• 1 bay leaf
• Turmeric (half teaspoon)
• Half cup plain yogurt
• Roasted and powdered mixture of cloves, cinnamon and small cardamoms (4 of each)
• Coriander leaves
• Oil, 2 tablespoons
• Sugar (3 teaspoons)
• Salt to taste
• Green chillies slit (optional) as per requirement

Method:

1. Wash potatoes thoroughly in running water and parboil them in salted water. Peel and keep aside
2. In a pressure cooker, boil the onions in very little, just enough water till one whistle sounds. Strain and keep the onions aside. Keep the water separately, just in case you need to add water to create a gravy.
3. In the food processor, blend the boiled onions, tomatoes, yogurt and ginger garlic paste till smooth.
4. Heat the oil, throw in the bay leaf and the whole cumin seeds till the seeds start spluttering and change colour and a gentle aroma emanates
5. Pour out the blended mixture from the blender on it and cook in medium heat for 10 - 15 minutes
6. Add the cumin, coriander, turmeric powder and sugar and cook for 10 - 15 minutes more.
7. Add the chillies at this stage. Also the sugar.
8. Add the peeled and semi boiled potatoes, add salt to taste and the water from the boiled onions (if needed); cover and cook till the potatoes are done completely and it has the right amount of gravy you would like to have.
9. Sprinkle the powdered mixture of cloves, cardamom and cinnamon on top and mix gently. Cover so that the aroma doesnt escape.
10. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.