Bengali Luchi, aloo'r dom
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If you ask any Bengali about there favorite breakfast there must be one and only answer that is Luchi and aloo dum. I am not a Bengali still then I always preferred this from my childhood. I am an Odia. When I was a child my mother always prepared these on Sunday morning and I enjoyed these a lot. Luchi are deep fried Indian bread made out of maida / all purpose flour, whereas Bengali aloo'r dom is the medium spiced potato gravy which may be prepared with baby potatoes or normal potatoes.
Bengali Luchi, aloo'r dom
#indiankitchen
If you ask any Bengali about there favorite breakfast there must be one and only answer that is Luchi and aloo dum. I am not a Bengali still then I always preferred this from my childhood. I am an Odia. When I was a child my mother always prepared these on Sunday morning and I enjoyed these a lot. Luchi are deep fried Indian bread made out of maida / all purpose flour, whereas Bengali aloo'r dom is the medium spiced potato gravy which may be prepared with baby potatoes or normal potatoes.
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For making luchi: Take all the ingredients in a bowl except water and oil for deep frying and mix with your hand well.
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Then add water in it and knead it well to make a smooth dough and cover it for 15 minutes.
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Make small balls of the dough. Grease the rolling pin with oil and roll the small balls very thin.
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Heat a kadai and add oil in it and then dip fry them.
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Now your luchis are ready.
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For aloo'r dom: Boil the potatoes in a cooker and remove the outer skin and cut them into cube sizes.
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Heat a pan and add oil in it. Then add the potatoes with little salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder in it and fry them till golden brown in colour and keep them aside.
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In the same pan put oil in it. Then add asafoetida, bay leaves, cumin seeds, cardamom, cloves,red chilli in it.
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When there is a nice aroma then add the chopped onion in it.
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Saute it for sometime and when they become translucent then add the ginger garlic paste in it.
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When the raw smell of garlic has gone then add the chopped tomato and green chilli in it.
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Cook it for sometime and then add the salt, turmeric and chilli powder in it.
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In the meantime roast the cumin and coriander seeds and make a powder of it and mix it with the gravy.
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Again cook for sometime till it releases the oil.
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Then add fried potatoes in it and mix it well and cook it for 5-7 minutes and add water and sugar in it.
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Allow it to boil and cover the lid for again 5-7 minutes. Now your aloo'r dom is ready. Add some chopped coriander leaves in it.
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Serve hot with luchi.
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Tips: Always try to serve the luchi hot.
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