Dum Aloo

Kashmiri Dum Aloo: Simple Recipe, Yet The Same Yummy Taste

Ingredients

Baby potatoes- 1/2 kg (for 4 to 5 servings)
Ghee or any other edible oil- 4 tbsp
Onion- 1 grated
Plain yogurt (curds/dahi)- 2 cups
Milk- 1/2 cup
Asafetida- a pinch
Bay leaf- 5
Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
Chili powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Salt- to taste
Masala- grind the following ingredients together to make the masala: coriander seeds
1tbsp, black cardamoms 4, cardamoms 2, cloves 4, peppercorns 7, cinnamon 1 inch, caraway seeds (shahajeera) 1/4 tsp

Method

1. Wash the potatoes, peel the potatoes, prick all over with a fine fork and soak in the water with little salt for around 2 hours.
2. Dry the potatoes on a cloth.
3. Heat the ghee or edible oil in a pressure cooker. Stir-fry the potatoes in it over medium heat till they turn light brown. Take them out and keep them aside.
4. In the same pressure cooker add the bay leaves, asafetida, ginger-garlic paste and grated onion. Stir-fry it on a medium heat till the paste becomes red-brown and the mixture starts separating from the oil.
5. Add to it the ground masala and mix it well. Cook for 2-3 minutes on a medium heat.
6. Add the turmeric powder, chili powder and salt. Saute for a minute.
7. Add the milk and curd and continuously stir it.
8. In case you feel that the gravy is thick, add water and cook for couple of minutes preferably on high heat.
9. Add the potatoes in the gravy and cook under pressure in the pressure cooker. Dum aloo is ready.
10. Garnish with coriander.
11. Serve hot with chapatis, rotis, nans, rice etc.

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French Fries

French Fries: The Easy way

Ingredients

• 6 large potatoes (normally one potato will be good enough for one person)
• Edible oil
• Salt

Method

1. Cut the potatoes into strips (fingers shape) of about 1/3 to 1/2-inch thickness and width.
2. Soak potatoes in ice cold water for 1 hour at room temperature.
3. Drain the water and pat dry the strips of potatoes with paper towels.
4. Heat edible oil in deep frying pan.
5. Place potato strips in a single layer in deep fry basket; fry in hot oil for about 3 to 4 minutes or until the potato strips turn golden brown and tender. We call them french fries now.
6. Remove the french fries from oil and drain them on paper towels.
7. Repeat this process for all the potato strips.
8. Season the french fries with salt to taste.

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