North Indian Dum Aloo

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Mar 15

Written By Anadi Misra

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**North Indian Dum Aloo** is a famous restaurant dish where baby potatoes are simmered in a rich creamy tomato-based gravy. Bring this restaurant mouthwatering dish right to your kitchen for a delightful treat!

North Indian Dum Aloo Recipe

Dum Aloo is truly a classic! It is a vegetarian curry that originates from the region of Kashmir. There are restaurant style and homestyle versions of dum aloo, and I love both styles so much!

Let’s begin by explaining what “dum aloo” means. “Aloo” translates to potatoes, and “dum” translates to the cooking method used for these potatoes, which is steaming. So dum aloo simply means steamed potatoes! The potatoes are first boiled, then they finish cooking in a lovely and aromatic tomato and onion gravy.

Back in Delhi, I’ve had plenty of variations of dum aloo recipes. What I was served at home was much spicier than what is typically served at restaurants. On the other hand, from what I’ve had at restaurants, the gravy is much creamier with less intense spice. Some versions of dum aloo are made with yogurt, some use only ground spices (such as what I’ve had at home), and some use cream. In fact, there are some variations of dum aloo that even have the potatoes stuffed, such as with paneer! I’ll be honest that I don’t particularly enjoy those versions of dum aloo! If you are a major paneer lover, perhaps you may though!

The dum aloo recipe I’ve developed and will be sharing with you here is a combination of my homestyle recipe and elements from what I’ve had at restaurants. We’ve got the marriage of spices from my homestyle version and the creaminess of the restaurant gravies thanks to the addition of cashews into our tomato gravy! The flavours here are truly incredible, and if you’re looking for a scrumptious potato curry to prepare for you and your family then definitely try this recipe! This restaurant style North Indian dum aloo won’t take you more than 30 minutes to make for a wonderful wholesome dinner tonight!

Ingredients for Dum Aloo

Baby potatoes
Onion
Tomatoes
Ginger
Garlic
Ghee
Cashews
Cumin seeds
Bay leaf
Cinnamon stick
Green cardamom pod
Clove
Hing
Deggi mirch
Kitchen King
Garam masala
Kasoori methi, or dried fenugreek leaves
Cilantro, for garnish
Salt, to taste

How to Make North Indian Dum Aloo

Begin by adding the ginger, garlic, and onion in a food processor with a bit of water. Purée until everything is well combined.
Puree tomatoes in the same blender and set that aside as well.
Puree cashews in the same blender with some water until smooth and set aside for later.
Heat a wok on medium heat and add ghee. When the wok is hot, add hing, cumin seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and clove. Cook until the whole spices turn reddish brown and aromatic.
Add onion, ginger, garlic puree. Stir well and add deggi mirch and kitchen king masala. Mix well and continue cooking until mixture is dry and reddish brown. Add a splash of water if mixture gets too dry and starts to stick.
Add puréed cashews, stir well and continue cooking until mixture is dry. Add a splash of water if mixture gets too dry and starts to stick.
Add tomato purée and bring to simmer. Cook with a lid on until the mixture turns redder and becomes dry, about 7-15 minutes. Keep stirring from time to time and add water to prevent masala from burning.
Season with salt to taste and add baby potatoes. Stir well, and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add 3-4 cups of water to make a runny gravy. Season with salt and simmer on medium low heat until the gravy starts to thicken.
When the gravy is thick, remove the lid and add crushed kasoori methi and garam masala. Garnish with cilantro and serve with hot rice or roti.

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Tips & Tricks

At each stage, make sure to cook the masala well until it has dried out, become fluffy and slides around the pan easily.
Add water whenever necessary to avoid the masala from getting burnt. This helps ensure a strong, developed flavour in the final gravy.
Don’t skip roasting the potatoes in the dry masala before adding the gravy. This helps inject the potatoes with a ton of flavour!
If you are unable to find Deggi Mirch, substitute with Paprika. The chilli powder used here is used mostly for colour and not for spice.

Serving Suggestions

Dum aloo is simply a vegetarian entree. You can serve dum aloo with pretty much anything you’d like! For instance, you can serve with any bread, such as:

You can serve with rice, and here are some ideas:

Basmati Rice

Feel free to pair your dum aloo with your favourite dal, such as Masaledar Chana Dal or serve with some Cucumber Raita! If you eat meat, then you could even enjoy dum aloo with a non-vegetarian curry, such as Chicken Tikka Masala!

WATCH HOW TO MAKE North Indian Dum Aloo HERE:

Let me know what you think of this recipe in the comments! If you’ve tried this recipe, be sure to post it on social media and tag it with #cookingwithanadi and mention me @cookingwithanadi. Thank you!

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Yield: 2-4

Author: Anadi

North Indian Dum Aloo | How to Make Dum Aloo | Easy Aloo Dum Recipe | Baby Potato Recipeshttps://youtu.be/5atxTjuybUYNorth Indian dum aloo is one of many famous baby potato recipes. Dum aloo is a curry in a rich and creamy tomato gravy. This video will show you how to make dum aloo. Dum aloo translates to steamed potato curry, where "dum" is the cooking method, steaming, and "aloo" means potatoes. The baby potatoes are steamed and then they continue cooking with the gravy. This easy aloo dum recipe has elements of homestyle dum aloo that I grew up with, with the aromatic and fragrant spices used in the gravy, and restaurant-style dum aloo that I've had in restaurants back in Delhi! You'll get the best of both worlds with this delicious dum aloo recipe!2021-03-15

North Indian Dum Aloo

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North Indian Dum Aloo is a famous restaurant dish where baby potatoes are simmered in a rich creamy tomato-based gravy. Bring this restaurant mouthwatering dish right to your kitchen for a delightful treat!

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 35 MinInactive time: 15 MinTotal time: 1 H & 5 M

Ingredients

1 1/2 dozen baby potatoes, boiled and peeled
1 inch piece ginger
3 garlic cloves
1/2 onion, roughly chopped
3 medium roma tomatoes
15-20 cashews, soaked in warm water for 15 min
1 Tbsp ghee
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 bay leaf
1 inch cinnamon stick
2 green cardamom pods
1 clove
pinch of hing
2 tsp Deggi mirch
1 1/2 tsp Kitchen King
1 tsp Garam masala
1 Tbsp Kasoori methi, or dried fenugreek leaves
cilantro, for garnish
salt, to taste

Instructions

Begin by adding the ginger, garlic, and onion in a food processor with a bit of water. Purée until everything is well combined.
Puree tomatoes in the same blender and set that aside as well.
Puree cashews in the same blender with some water until smooth and set aside for later.
Heat a wok on medium heat and add ghee. When the wok is hot, add hing, cumin seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and clove. Cook until the whole spices turn reddish brown and aromatic.
Add onion, ginger, garlic puree. Stir well and add deggi mirch and kitchen king masala. Mix well and continue cooking until mixture is dry and reddish brown. Add a splash of water if mixture gets too dry and starts to stick.
Add puréed cashews, stir well and continue cooking until mixture is dry. Add a splash of water if mixture gets too dry and starts to stick.
Add tomato purée and bring to simmer. Cook with a lid on until the mixture turns redder and becomes dry, about 7-15 minutes. Keep stirring from time to time and add water to prevent masala from burning.
Season with salt to taste and add baby potatoes. Stir well, and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add 3-4 cups of water to make a runny gravy. Season with salt and simmer on medium low heat until the gravy starts to thicken.
When the gravy is thick, remove the lid and add crushed kasoori methi and garam masala. Garnish with cilantro and serve with hot rice or roti.