DUM ALOO TANDOORI

 I Donno about authentic dum aloo recipe. But here is the recipe of tandoori dum aloo I make..

This is similar to what I used to get in my hostel mess, one of the few dishes that I used to really enjoy..
Hope you guys like it too, as it has a very chatpata taste.. This dish goes well with the kids. :)

Ingredients :

• 1/2 kg baby potatoes.
• 2-3 cloves
• 1/2 inch cinnamon
• 1-2 bay leaves
• 7-8 garlic cloves
• 4-5 red chillies
• 2 tsp cumin powder
• 3-4 tbsp. saunf powder
• 300 gm curd
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp. oil
• oil for frying
• salt to taste

Method :

• Take 1/2 kg baby potatoes, peel, poke with a fork all over, half boil in salt water and deep fry on high flame,drain and keep aside.

• In a pan, heat oil. Add 2-3 cloves, 1/2 inch cinnamon, bay leaf to it. Allow it to crackle.

• Grind 7-8 cloves of garlic, and 4-5 red chillies into coarse paste. Add to the pan. Cook for 2-3 mins.

• Add 2 tsp cumin powder, 3-4 tbsp of saunf powder. (Just roast saunf for sometime and grind it into powder. )

• Add 300 gm curd, and turmeric powder and salt. Cook till mixture leaves oil.

• Add boiled and fried potatoes and sprinkle few drops of water. Cover and simmer for sometime till masala seeps into the potatoes.

• Garnish with coriander and serve hot.