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Alur Dom

Team AckoFeb 8, 2024

Potatoes contain a wealth of health benefits that make them very easy to consume regularly. They are a rich source of energy and calories. this yummy recipe of Alur Dom will be an instant hit in your household and your kiddo would love it too!

Contents

Ingredients to make Alur Dom:

Baby potatoes, onions, tomatoes, mustard oil, giger, garlic, clove, cinnamon, turmeric powder,

Steps to make Alur Dom:

1. Rinse the potatoes very well. If using baby potatoes, remove the mud lodged in the peels with a soft brush.

2. Then parboil the potatoes in a steamer or pressure cooker.

3. When the potatoes are cooking, you do the following steps:

4. Grind the onion, ginger and garlic in a grinder or blender. No need to any water while grinding. Make a semi fine paste and not a smooth paste.

5. Chop the tomatoes and pulse them in a blender till you get a puree, which is not smooth but semi coarse. You can also finely chop the tomatoes.

6. Grind the clove and cinnamon in a dry grinder or coffee grinder to a fine powder.

7. Once the potatoes are parboiled/half cooked, Let them cool. Then remove the peels and dice them. For baby potatoes, you can keep the peels and prick the potatoes with a fork: an optional step.

8. Sprinkle ¼ tsp turmeric powder on the potatoes and mix well.

9. Heat the mustard oil in a pan. Fry the potatoes till light golden. drain and keep aside.

10. In the same oil, fry the bay leaf till fragrant for a few seconds.

11. Add the onion-ginger-garlic paste. saute till oil starts to leaves the mixture and till the paste becomes a light brown.

12. Add the tomato puree, the remaining ¼ tsp turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander power, salt and sugar. Saute till the oil begins to leave the onion-tomato masala paste.

13. Then add the potatoes and stir till the masala coats the potatoes well.

14. Add 1 cup water along with the ground cinnamon and cloves powder.

15. Simmer the dum aloo on a low flame till the water almost dries up and the gravy has coated the potatoes well.

When serving, add a teaspoon of ghee on the dum aloo. Serve Bengal's special Alur Dom hot with luchis or pooris.

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