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Restaurant Style Dum Aloo Recipe | How to make Dum Aloo Punjabi | Punjabi Dum Aloo Recipe

Stepwise pictorial guide to make delicious Restaurant style Dum Aloo recipe, an indian vegetarian curry with fried baby potatoes simmered in a spicy gravy.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: North Indian ( Punjabi )
Author: Padma Veeranki

Ingredients

  • 12 to 15 Baby Potatoes boiled, peeled & pricked
  • 2 to 3 Tablespoons Oil divided
  • 1 Tablespoon Coriander seeds crushed
  • 2 Bay Leaves
  • 1 Black Cardamom
  • A Cm Cinnamon stick
  • 1 Onion blanch & make puree
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger garlic Paste
  • 2 Tomatoes blanch & make puree
  • 2 teaspoons Red Chilli Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
  • 1 Cup Yoghurt
  • 10 to 15 Cashews soaked in water & ground to a fine paste
  • Water as needed
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Kasoori Methi dried fenugreek leaves
  • Handful of finely chopped Coriander Leaves

Instructions

  • Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan over medium heat, add potatoes, shallow fry till golden & drain..
  • In the same pan over medium heat, add more oil if needed.
  • Add crushed coriander seeds, bay leaf, cloves and cinnamon & sauté for few seconds.
  • Add onion puree, ginger garlic paste and cook till raw smell goes off.
  • Now add tomato puree and spice powders except garam masala powder. Mix and cook till the oil separates.
  • Add cashew paste, yogurt, enough water and cook till you get a boil.
  • Then add fried potatoes. Cover and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes till the oil separates.
  • Finally add garam masala powder, crush kasoori methi between your palms and add.
  • Turn off the heat and serve with Naan, roti etc.