Aloo Dum Recipe

Ingredients:
Cashewnuts - 15
Potatoes - 1/2 kg, small
Fresh Curd - 1 cup
Unsweetened Khoya - 2 tsp
Coriander Leaves - 1 tblsp, chopped
Sugar - 2 tsp
Oil - 3 tblsp + to deep fry
Tomatoes - 4, chopped finely

Grind to a paste:
Cinnamon - 2 small pieces
Nutmeg - little
Cloves - 4
Cardamom - 3
Poppy Seeds - 1 tblsp
Pepper - 5
Curry Leaves - 3 tsp
Aniseed - 1 tsp
Red Chillies - 5
Green Chillies - 4
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Coriander Leaves - 1 small bunch
Salt as per taste

Method:
1. Scrape the outer skin from potatoes.
2. Prick with a fork and soak in salted water for 30 minutes.
3. Drain, wipe and deep fry in hot oil.
4. Keep a kadai over medium flame.
5. Add 2 to 3 tblsp of oil and fry the ground masala for a minutes in medium flame.
6. Add chopped tomatoes, curd and khoya.
7. Fry well till oil separates from it.
8. Pour 2 cups of water, sugar and boil over a low flame.
9. When the gravy becomes thick, add potatoes.
10. Close and keep in a low flame till the oil separates.
11. Garnish with coriander leaves.
12. Serve hot.