Dum Aloo, Popular Restaurant Style Punjabi Dum Aloo Recipe

Dum Aloo/ Popular Restaurant Style Punjabi Dum Aloo Recipe Video by Tarla Dalal

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1. To make dum aloo recipe | restaurant style dum aloo | Punjabi dum aloo | dum aloo curry |  take the baby potatoes and wash them well with water to get rid of all the dirt.
2. Take a vessel, fill it with water, put the baby potatoes into it and let it boil for 15-18 minutes or till they are tender. Always put the potatoes in cold water so that they get heated up together and cook evenly.
   
3. Drain the potatoes and discard the water.
   
4. Refresh with cold water to prevent carry-over cooking.
   
5. Remove the peel of the baby potatoes and throw the peel away.
   
6. Take a kadhai and fill it up with oil for deep frying. Heat the oil. Put the potatoes into the oil using a perforated spoon.
7. Fry them until they develop a golden brown color on the surface.
   
8. Remove and place them on an absorbent paper. Keep aside. 
   

1. To make tomato puree for dum aloo recipe | restaurant style dum aloo | Punjabi dum aloo | dum aloo curry | roughly chop 4 cups of tomatoes.
   
2. Take kadhai and fill it up with 3 cups of water.
   
3. Add the tomatoes and mix well.
   
4. Cook on a medium flame for 12 to 15 minutes or till they turn soft. Keep aside to cool.
   
5. After it cools down , transfer the tomatoes to a mixer jar.
   
6. Blend the tomatoes to a smooth purée. Keep aside.
   

1. To make onion paste for dum aloo recipe | restaurant style dum aloo | Punjabi dum aloo | dum aloo curry | take the dry red chillies and remove their stalk. Break them up into small pieces and keep them aside on a plate.
   
2. Now, take a medium sized mixer jar and put the roughly chopped onions into it.
   
3. Add the roughly chopped green chillies. You don’t have to chop them up finely because you are going to blend them.
   
4. Add the garlic (lehsun) cloves for their piquancy.
   
5. Now add the broken cashewnuts (kaju) into the mixture.
   
6. Add the fennel seeds (saunf) to enhance the flavour.
   
7. Add the turmeric powder (haldi) for the color.
   
8. Now add the broken dry kashmiri red chillies .
   
9. Similarly, add 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera).
   
10. Now add ¼  cup of water. This will help in blending the ingredients together easily.
    
11. Blend the ingredients to a smooth paste and keep aside.
    

1. To make the Dum Aloo gravy, take a kadhai, put the oil into it and heat it up. 
   
2. Add the cloves.
   
3. Now, add the cinnamon. These ingredients provide a beautiful aroma to your Dum Aloo gravy.
   
4. Also add the cardamom and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds or till they crackle.
   
5. Add the prepared onion paste into the kadhai.
   
6. Sauté on a medium flame for about 6 minutes.
   
7. It’s now time to add the prepared tomato purée.
   
8. Now add the salt to taste to the Dum Aloo gravy.
   
9. Mix well.
   
10. Cook on a medium flame for 15 minutes, while stirring occationally.
    
11. Add the sugar to balance out the sourness of the tomatoes.
    
12. Add the fresh cream for a rich mouthfeel to the Dum Aloo gravy.
    
13. Add the kasoori methi. Crush the kasoori methi between your palms before you add it to the Dum Aloo gravy for better flavor.
    
14. Mix well and cook on a medium flame for another 1 to 2 minutes. Do not cook for too long as the cream might get curdled.
    
15. Now add the coriander to Punjabi Dum Aloo gravy for a hint of freshness.
    
16. Mix well and cook Dum Aloo gravy on a medium flame for 1 more minute.
    
17. Finally, add the fried potatoes and cook dum aloo | restaurant style dum aloo | Punjabi dum aloo | dum aloo curry | on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
    
18. Garnish the  dum aloo | restaurant style dum aloo | Punjabi dum aloo | dum aloo curry | with coriander and serve hot with naan or parathas or rotis.