Dum Aloo Recipe | How to make Restaurant Style Dum Aloo

Dum Aloo recipe with easy to follow instruction video. This creamy restaurant style dum aloo is my family favorite. You can enjoy these dum aloo with naan, lachha paratha, pooris or even with zeera rice.

Ingredients

Boiled potates small size: 8-10

Bay leaf (Tej patta): 1

Cinnamon stick (dalchini):1-2

Big cardamom: 1

Small cardamom: 1

Cumin seeds: 1tsp

Sliced onions: 1 cup

Ginger: ½”

Garlic: 3-4

Pepper corns: 8-10

Milk: ¼ cup

Cashews: ¼ cup

Cumin powder: ½ tsp

Coriander powder: 2 tsp

Thick plain curd or yogurt: ¼ cup

Small size boiled potatoes: 10-12

Red chilly powder: 1 tsp

Turmeric powder: ⅓ tsp

Dry fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi): 1tbsp

Fine chopped coriander leaves: 1tsp

Oil, salt and water

Instructions

In a pressure cooker add almost ¼ cup of oil.

When oil is hot enough add bay leaf, small and big cardamom, cinnamon stick, pepper corns and cumin seed.

Saute spices for few seconds and add chopped onions, ginger, garlic and salt.

Mix everything and cook till onions become soft and light brown in color.

Now add 1 cup of water and take 5-6 whistles. After 6 whistles switch off the heat and let the pressure cooker cool down before opening.

In a meanwhile heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Transfer boiled potatoes to the pan. Sprinkle some salt, red chilly powder and turmeric powder.

Roast the potatoes for some time till they become golden brown from all the sides and keep them aside.

Also in a mixer, grind together milk and cashews to paste and keep it aside.

Now open the pressure cooker and switch on the heat to medium.

Smash all the garlic pieces with your spatula, sauté and cook till onion mixture losses oil.

Once mixture loses oil, add cashew paste and cook for a minute.

Now add turmeric powder, chilly powder coriander powder and mix well.

Add thick curd and cook till masala loses oil again.

Now add kasoori methi, mix and add roasted potatoes.

Saute and cook potatoes in masala for 4-5 minutes.

Now add ½ cup of water and cook dum aloo for 7-8 minutes.

Dum aloo is ready to serve.

Garnish it with fine chopped coriander leaves and chopped almonds.