Bengali Aloo Dum (chaat)

Name: Bengali Aloo Dum (chaat)
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gms Baby potatoes – (Boiled & peeled. Poke a few holes in the potatoes with a fork); 1 Onion Medium Size Chopped; 2 tsp Ginger -Garlic Paste; 2 Bay leaves; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; To taste Salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves; 1 tbsp Tamarind paste (dilute in 1/2 cup water); 2 tbsp Mustard Oil; 1 tsp Dry powder (grind dry); 1 tbsp coriander seeds; 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds; 3-4 whole dried red chillies; 1/2 tsp whole black pepper; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 1 black Cardamom; 2 Bay leaves

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Ingredients

4 people

500 gmsBaby potatoes – (Boiled & peeled. Poke a few holes in the potatoes with a fork)
1Onion Medium Size Chopped
2 tspGinger -Garlic Paste
2Bay leaves
1/2 tspCumin seeds
To tasteSalt
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/2 cupchopped fresh coriander leaves
1 tbspTamarind paste (dilute in 1/2 cup water)
2 tbspMustard Oil
1 tspDry powder (grind dry)
1 tbspcoriander seeds
1/2 tbspcumin seeds
3-4whole dried red chillies
1/2 tspwhole black pepper
1 inchcinnamon stick
1black Cardamom
2Bay leaves

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Steps

1

Roast all ingredients on a low flame and dry grind them to make a powder.
2

Grind all to a fine powder.
3

Soak Tamarind and remove pulp and mix in half cup water and dilute it.
4

Heat mustard oil in a deep wok and temper with bay leaves and cumin seeds;
5

Add the chopped onions and fry till the onions are brown on the edges. Add the ginger-garlic paste mixed with a dash of water and fry for a minute.
6

Add the dry spice powder, turmeric powder and salt. Add a splash of water, and fry over low heat till the spice is no longer raw and oil starts floating;
7

Add the boiled potatoes. Toss and coat with the spices, cover and fry over low flame for 5 minutes. Check to prevent burning at the bottom, add some water and cook for another 7-8 minutes;
8

Add the tamarind paste and remove from heat.