Kashmiri Dum Aloo

This dum aloo is a recipe from Kashmiri Pandits . No onion , no garlic is used , still so flavorfully spicy !! 🙂

Ingredients :

1 lb (half kg) medium sized potato or baby potato
1/4 th cup yogurt
2 tea spoon ginger paste ( or 1/2 tbl spoon dried ginger powder)
1 tbl spoon kashmiri chili powder or paprika
1 tea spoon chili powder
1/2 tbl spoon fennel( mouri / saunf) powder
1 black cardamom+ 5 green cardamoms , powdered
1/2 tea spoon cinnamon powder
1/4 th tea spoonnutmeg powder
1 tea spoon dryroasted cumin powder
1 tea spoon black pepper and clove powder ( crush them together , and take 1 tea spoon)
A pinch of Hing
1 tea spoon sugar ( or according to taste)
1/4 th cup cream or thick milk
Salt to taste
Ghee+ mustard oil
Few red / green chilies

Procedure:

1. Boil the potatoes . But don’t boil too much . The potatoes should be firm . peel the potatoes and prick with fork . Now rub some salt and kashmiri chili powder/ paprika and leave aside for half n hour .

2. In a small bowl take yogurt . Whisk or beat it with a fork until smooth . Now add all the spices into it and mix .

3. Heat ghee+oil and add the potatoes . Fry until the outer skin is crispy . Now Add the whisked yogurt and water . Cover the lid and cook on medium low flame until the gravy thickens and the potatoes absorbed the gravy well . Add the cream or milk . Add the red/ green chilies . Cook it on low flame for few more minutes until oil separates .

Enjoy with roti , paratha or even rice .