Aloo Dum

Ingredients:

Baby potatoes - 6
Oil - 2 tbsp
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Ginger & Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Yogurt - 1 cup
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1tsp
Fennel powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste

For Garam Masala :
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Cardamom - 3
Cloves - 3
Javanthri - pinch
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Method of Preparation :

- Wash the baby potatoes retain the skin and prick the potatoes with a fork.

- Cook the potatoes in a pressure cooker until just tender (1 whistle).
- In a pan heat oil in low flame, Add the whole spices (Cinnamon,Cardamoms,Cloves,Cumin seeds).
-Add onion paste to the pan (saute onion in little oil and grind it into paste)
- Add the ginger & garlic paste and stir fry.
- Add all the powders (Coriander, Fennel,Cumin powder)and stir fry.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, salt and red chilli powder and mix well with the fried spices.
- Add the boiled potatoes in the pan, mix well and cook on high flame till all the spices

are uniformly coated.
- Add yogurt to the gravy, lower the flame and cook for 5-7 mins (till the potatoes are cooked).
- Sprinkle garam masala and cilantro to the gravy.