ALOOR DUM ( BENGALI STYLE DUM ALOO ) SPICY POTATO CURRY

Ask any Bengali about  their favourite  breakfast, they will shut their eyes and reply Luchi  Aloor Dum. This combination is a classic Bengali breakfast.

Luchi or Bengali style poori  is a deep-fried flat bread made of flour or maida and aloor dum is nothing but dum aloo but here it is prepared  using  Bengali spices. With guests at home, traditional Bengali families love to serve this combo for breakfast . Normally,it is served  as breakfast  in the Sunday  morning  in any Bengali household.All family  members  sit together  and enjoy the Sunday morning  with this delicious  breakfast.
I always prefer  to make this aloor dum  or dum aloo  with baby potatoes, if you want, you can also use big or medium  sized potatoes. ..then select the quantity according to your requirements .
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AUTHOR-MOUMITA 
RECIPE CATEGORY - BENGALI BREAKFAST RECIPE (INDIAN )
PREPARATION TIME -20MINUTES 
COOKING TIME - 10 MINUTES 
SERVINGS -4
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INGREDIENTS 
Baby Potatoes -500 grams
Onion -1 (make a paste using  grinder)
Tomato-1 small or 1/2 big (chopped )
Garlic Paste -1tbsp
Ginger Paste - 1tsp
Turmeric P-1tsp
Coriander Powder -1tbsp
Cumin Powder - 1 / 2 tsp
Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder -2 teaspoons
Freshly Grounded Garam Masala Powder -1tsp  (dry roast 1 inch  1 piece cinnamon stick,cardamom 4,..and  grind )
Bayleaf -1
Coriander Leaves - 1 / 4cup (chopped )
Salt to taste
Oil -2tbsp
Ghee  or Clarified Butter -2tbsp

METHOD
Boil Potatoes with salt,you can boil it in open pan or in pressure cooker, if you boil in pressure cooker, switch off the gas the gas after  two whistle.Let then be cool,once it cool,peel the potatoes.If you are  not using  baby potatoes. .then you have to cut potatoes  in pieces.

Heat oil and  ghee together in a deep bottomed pan on low flame. .add potatoes. .shallow fry the potatoes until light brown. .remove from heat and keep aside.

Temper the Oil with bayleaf ..add onions paste , saute them until golden brown

Add ginger garlic paste, cook for 2 minutes

Add chopped tomatoes,saute until oil gets separated.

Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder and cumin powder. ..mix and stir for 2 minutes. .sprinkle some water.

Add potatoes. .mix with masala...
add salt (you have already boiled potatoes with salt. .so be careful about adding salt)

Add 1/4cup hot water..bring it to boil ...cook until 3/4th portion  of water will get evaporated.

Add garam masala and coriander leaves..cover with lid and cook for 2 minutes on low flame. Switch off the gas.

Transfer into the serving bowl and enjoy with luchi or bengali style poori.

For Luchi recipe click here
Luchi or Bengali Style Poori served with Aloo Chorchori or Potato Curry with Kalonji or Nigella seeds ( Kalojeera )