Quick and Easy Aloor Dum...Bengali style

Aloor Dum Bengali style dum aloo is served with luchi(puri) or kochuri(kachori). This is a  quick and easy aloor dum  recipe with hing. It is typically called a Niramish Aloor Dum … Niramish stands for vegetarian and actually signifies that onion or garlic have not  been used in this dish.

The dum part is where I have reduced the cooking time. Using parboiled or just boiled potatoes (that are still firm) does the trick and makes it a quick recipe.

There are many variations of the Aloor Dum in Bengali cuisine. I plan to come up with other dum aloo recipes too. In the meantime, do try out this one and let me know how it turned out. 

ALOO DUM

Ingredients

Potato (medium sized) – 12 to 15 (parboiled)

Tomato paste – 1 ½ cup

Grated ginger – 1 tsp

Coriander pdr – 1 tsp

Cumin pdr – ½ tsp

Asafoetida – ¼ tsp

Turmeric pdr – ¼  tsp

Chopped green chilies – to taste

Red chili pdr – to taste

Sugar – 1 tsp

Salt – to taste

Mustard oil – 3 tblsp

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Whole green chilies – 2 to 3

Water – 1 ¼ cup

Method

1.    Mix together the tomato paste and all the spices and salt and sugar. Keep it aside.

2.    Heat the oil in a pan and fry the potatoes on high heat  till they are golden. Remove and keep aside.

3.    Add more oil to the pan if needed. Add in the cumin seeds. Once they release their aroma, lower the heat and add in tomato masala paste.

4.    Cook the spices on low medium heat till the oil separates. Add in some water. Bring it to a boil.

5.    Add in the potatoes. Add in whole green chilies. Lower the heat and cook covered till the potatoes are done.

6.    Sprinkle some cumin powder on top and serve hot with puri, parantha or kachori.

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