Dum Aloo

By mistake i piked baby potato bag instead of regular potatoes, and i noticed it only after coming home. And when i was thinking of what to do with them, i got remember sanjay saying,  by mistake he went to Kashmir in his Dum aloo video, and decided to make dum aloo.  For this recipe the main ingredient is Fennel Powder, but i dont have it handy, so i decided not to use it. So it may not taste traditional way, but we enjoyed it. 

Ingredients:


Baby Potato - 5 or 6
Onion - 1 small Chopped
Yogurt - 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Whole Garam Masala ( 2 clove, 1 inch cinnamon, 2 cardamom, 4 pepper corn, 1 bay leaf ) 
Curry Leaves - 3 or 4
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Red Chilli Powder - to taste
Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2  tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Coriander Leaves 


Procedure:

Wash, Boil and peel Potatoes.
Now take a fork and make very little wholes to the potato on all the sides.
Now sprinkle little turmeric, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder (optional),  little salt and yogurt and set aside.

Take a cooking vessel, add oil, when it hot enough, add Whole Garam masala, cumin seeds, when they crackle add curry leaves, and saute for 30 sec. 
Now add Onions, little salt and cook for 2 min, then add ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes away.

Now add coriander powder, cumin powder, little turmeric, mix well and now add yogurt with 1 cup of water and mix well, and bring it to one boil.

Now add Potatoes, and again cook for 15-20 min on low flame.

Finally add few Coriander leaves and cook for another 2 min, and switch off the stove. 

Serve Hot with Rice/Roti.