Dum-aloo.......

Ingredients....

500 gm baby potatoes
1 large onion
1 large tomato
1 inch ginger
4-5 cloves garlic
2 red chillies
 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilly powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 cup cashew paste
1/2 cup yogurt/curd
4 water
1/2 lemon
Freshly chopped  coriander leaves for garnishing




Method......

Wash the potatoes and cut into half if they are little big.
shallow or deep fry in medium hot oil till they are golden browned and completely cooked.and keep aside.
grind the onions, ginger and garlic to a smooth paste. also blend the tomatoes to a smooth puree.
heat 2 to 3 tbsp oil.  and then add the onion-ginger-garlic paste.and red chillies broken.
on a low flame fry the paste till it becomes golden brown and the oil separates for  6 to 7 minutes.
add the tomato puree to the browned paste and stir.
after 3-4 minutes, add the turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder, one by one.
stir again and fry till the oil separates. takes about 10 minutes.
now add the cashew paste and yogurt .
again fry the masala paste for 5 minutes.
now add 4 cups of water.add salt and bring the gravy to a boil.
add fried potatoes and simmer for some 4-5 minutes till the gravy thickens.
garnish dum aloo with some chopped coriander leaves and serve punjabi dum aloo hot with rotis or chapatis, puri or rice.