DUM ALOO

DUM ALOO

Ingredients:

small potatoes--1/2 kg
onions --3
tomatoes--2
green chilli--2
cashewnuts --6(optional)
ginger garlic paste --1 tsp(optional)
curd --3/4 cup
oil   5 tbsp
dhania powder--2tsp
turmeric powder
salt
dhania leaves


Method

Wash and cook small potatoes in a pressure cooker adding some salt.. Allow it to cool and take out the skin.Prick each and every aloo with a fork.Now shallow fry these potatoes with 2tbsp of oil on a low flame.
fry until all potatoes are little bit brown. Take one more pan and put a tbsp of oil and when oil becomes hot
put slit green chillies and onions (cut into big pieces) and some salt. when onions are translucent add dhania powder and fry and add tomatoes
and fry for 2 to 3 mins. take out of the flame and let it cool.

Grind onions and tomatoes to paste.if using cashewnuts make it into paste.
Place a pan add 2tbsp of oil put turmeric powder and fry the ground paste. add cashewnut paste and add
fried potatoes to this mixture and fry well. 
when potatoes are fried with this masala add curds to this . add some water to the curry and place a lid
and let it cook for 10 mins.on a lo w flame. Put off the flame after 10 mins keep the curry like that only
for 15 mins. then you can add fresh coriander leaves and serve.



 Variation-- when u r not adding cashewnuts add 1/4 tsp of sugar to it.here i did nor used ginger garlic paste
and cashewnut paste.