Bengali Luchi Aloo Dum is an addictive street food in Kolkata, and now you can make it in your kitchen 🙂 Don’t miss out on this delicacy!
Bengali Luchi Alu’r Dom/Bengali Dum Aloo and Poori
Description
Luchi and Alu’r Dom, a Bengali delicacy that you simply need to try! It’s incredibly addictive!
Ingredients
For Alu’r Dom
To Boil the Potatoes
To make Alu’r Dom
Luchi
Instructions
- Add 1 tablespoon of salt to 6 cups of boiling water
- Stir well so it dissolves
- Add 500 g of baby potatoes or normal potatoes cut in halves
- Boil till the potatoes are soft (for approximately 15 minutes)
- Cool down the potatoes, peel them and keep them aside
- Transfer the tomatoes to a blender jar
- To the same blender jar, add green chilies, ginger pieces and blend to a smooth paste
- Keep this aside
- Set a pan on medium heat and add 1 tablespoon ghee
- Add the pre-boiled potatoes and sprinkle half a teaspoon of salt
- Stir fry the potatoes till they turn golden brown (for approximately 10 minutes)
- Keep them aside
- To the same pan add 1 tablespoon oil
- Add cardamoms, cinnamon sticks, bay leaves, dry red chilli, cumin seeds, and give it a quick stir
- Add turmeric powder and add the tomato-ginger paste
- Mix well and place the lid on
- Let it cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Give it a stir intermittently
- Add kashmiri red chili powder, cumin powder and mix well
- Let the gravy thicken for approximately five minutes
- Add salt (to taste) and sugar (to taste)
- Add the potatoes and let it coat well with the gravy
- Add garam masala and mix well
- Add 1 tablespoon of ghee
- Keep stirring till the sauce thickens further (for approximately five minutes)
- Garnish with coriander leaves
- To 2 cups of all purpose flour (maida), add half a teaspoon of salt, 3 tablespoons of oil and mix thoroughly
- A fist full of flour should be able to hold it’s shape
- Use warm water to knead the dough
- Add a little water at a time and keep kneading till the dough comes together. This will take approximately 10 minutes
- Keep the dough covered for approximately 30 minutes
- After 30 min knead the dough for sometime
- Apply little oil on your palms and portion the dough
- Potion them in small disks and make around 10 cm wide flat doughs with the rolling pin
- Fry them in oil on one side, till it puffs up and then fry them on the other side (should take approximately 2 min)
To boil the potatoes
Luchi
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