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Authentic Dum Aloo
Photo: Lars Blankers

Authentic Dum Aloo

13 ingredients 17 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

444
Calories
24g
Protein
16g
Fat
57g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 10 small rounded potatoes
  • 1½ chili powder
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tsp ginger powder
  • 3 laung / cloves
  • 1 cinnamon / dalchini stick or ½ tsp cinnamon powder / dalchini
  • 2 big black elaichi / cardamom
  • 2 small elaichi / cardamom
  • ½ tsp fennel powder
  • 3 – 4 tbsp of yogurt
  • 2 cups of water
  • ½ zeera / cumin seed
  • pinch of heeng / asafetida and oil for frying

Directions

1

Boil potatoes completely soaked in water in a wider pan for 10 minutes or longer till you see skin can easily be peeled.

2

After peeling the skin, prick the ollu all over with knitting needle or tooth prick or fork or tip of knife.

3

Deep fry ollu till reddish brown and put aside.

4

Take 3 tbsp of oil in a pressure cooker or pan.

5

Add chili powder and heeng to oil and sauté.

6

Add 3 spoons of yogurt and stir till yogurt dissolves in oil and forms into a thick chili paste.

7

Add salt ginger powder, fennel powder ; cinnamon, crushed laung /cloves and crushed big black elaichi to yogurt chili mixture.

8

Add potatoes to chili mixture.

9

Add 2 cups of water or more till all the potatoes are completely dipped in water.

10

Pressure cook for ten minutes and simmer for another five minutes.

11

Open the cooker when pressure drops in cooker.

12

Check for water consistency.

13

If too much water is left, boil till only a little water is left.

14

Turn off the stove.

15

Crush green cardamom / elaichi and cumin / zeera.

16

Sprinkle the crushed massala over potatoes and cover.

17

Serve dum aloo warm.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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