West Bengal

Bengali aloo dum

Name: Bengali aloo dum
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: 500 g baby potatoes potato; 1/2 tsp divided turmeric (ground turmeric); Salt, to taste; 2 1/2 tbsp mustard oil; 2 bay leaf (indian bay leaf); 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 dried red chilli; 2 cardamom 2 cloves, a small stick of cinnamon whole spices; a pinch asafoetida; 1 inch ground to a paste ginger; 1 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1 tsp cumin powder (ground cumin); 1 tsp coriander powder (ground coriander); 1 large pureed tomato; 1/4 cup whisked curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt); 1 1/2 tsp sugar; 1 cup hot water; 2 tsp ghee; 1/2 tsp garam masala

Little potatoes that know they are the main event at Sunday breakfast.

40 minTime

4 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Luchi and aloo dum Sundays2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

251kcalsame

4 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Potato500 g baby potatoes

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp, divided

Saltto taste

Mustard oil2½ tbsp

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)2

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Dried red chilli1

Whole spices2 cardamom, 2 cloves, a small stick of cinnamon

Asafoetidaa pinch

Ginger2.5 cm, ground to a paste

Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp

Coriander powder (ground coriander)1 tsp

Tomato1 large, pureed

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)¼ cup, whisked

Sugar1½ tsp

Water1 cup, hot

Ghee2 tsp

Garam masala½ tsp

Method

6 steps

1Boil the potatoes until just tender, then peel. Prick each with a fork and rub with a little turmeric and salt.
2Fry the potatoes in hot mustard oil until golden. Lift out.
3In the same oil, add bay leaves, cumin, red chilli, whole spices and asafoetida, then the ginger paste and the powdered spices mixed with a little water.
4Add the tomato puree and cook down. Lower the heat and stir in the whisked curd.
5Add the potatoes, sugar and hot water. Cover and cook on low.
6Finish with ghee and garam masala. Serve with luchi.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

West Bengal

Bengali aloo dum

Little potatoes that know they are the main event at Sunday breakfast.

40 minTime

4 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Luchi and aloo dum Sundays2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

251kcalsame

4 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Potato500 g baby potatoes

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp, divided

Saltto taste

Mustard oil2½ tbsp

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)2

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Dried red chilli1

Whole spices2 cardamom, 2 cloves, a small stick of cinnamon

Asafoetidaa pinch

Ginger2.5 cm, ground to a paste

Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp

Coriander powder (ground coriander)1 tsp

Tomato1 large, pureed

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)¼ cup, whisked

Sugar1½ tsp

Water1 cup, hot

Ghee2 tsp

Garam masala½ tsp

Method

6 steps

1Boil the potatoes until just tender, then peel. Prick each with a fork and rub with a little turmeric and salt.
2Fry the potatoes in hot mustard oil until golden. Lift out.
3In the same oil, add bay leaves, cumin, red chilli, whole spices and asafoetida, then the ginger paste and the powdered spices mixed with a little water.
4Add the tomato puree and cook down. Lower the heat and stir in the whisked curd.
5Add the potatoes, sugar and hot water. Cover and cook on low.
6Finish with ghee and garam masala. Serve with luchi.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Bengali aloo dum

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Bengali aloo dum

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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