Alu Dam (or also known as DUM ALOO) recipe

There are many ways this dish is prepared... every part of India have their own custom version of this lovely dish.

This preparation is what i have learnt and liked by my friends and colleagues; hope you will like this too...

Serving: 3-4 people (with Roti / poori / rice)

Alu Dam (Aloo Dum) ingredients:

1. Baby potatoes (300 gms)
2. Red Onions - 2 big ones - finely chopped
3. Tomatoes - 3 medium ones - chopped
4. Cooking oil - 2 (or 3) Tbsp
5. Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
6. Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
7. Green Chillis - 2 small ones (split them)
8. Ginger - garlic paste - 2 tsp
9. Red-chilli powder - 1/2 tsp (can reduce / increase depending on hotness of chilli)
10. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
11. Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp
12. Salt - as per taste.
13. Tomato Sauce (hot n sweet) - 1 tbsp

Preparation:

Boil the potatoes separately in a pressure cooker over medium flame for 2 - whistles; after that switch off the gas and keep it aside (don't release the steam).

Take a deep fry pan and heat it on high flame, when it is hot add 2 Tbsp of oil into it and reduce the flame to medium. After some time when the oil is heated add the mustard seeds, then add the cumin seeds. Wait till the color of cumin is changed to light brown, then add the green chillis; fry them for 5secs and then add the chopped onions into it and mix well.

Keep stirring / mixing at regular intervals till the color  of onions is changed to light brown; make sure that the onions are not sticking to the base of the pan.

After the color of the onion is changed add the ginger-garlic paste to it and mix well. Add 1 tsp of salt to this mix and stirr well.

Then after 1min add the chopped tomatoes to it; add 1/2 tsp of salt on top of tomatoes and mix well. Keep mixing it at regular intervals for 3-4mins. 

After you see the tomatoes are starting to mix along with onion add the remaining masala to it - like turmeric, chilli powder and garam masala.

Mix the whole stuff properly and keep mixing it till you see oil being separated out from masala; this means that your masala is cooked properly. Then add the potatoes to it and mix it (peel the potatoes and add to this masala - you can cut the potatoes if you like).

Mix the whole thing at regular intervals for another 4-5mins and then add the tomato sauce on top of it; then mix again. 

Reduce the flame to low and keep it covered for 3-4mins and then mix again.

Your dish is now ready to be served. You can add chopped coriander leaves to garnish.

Enjoy your dish.