Restaurant-style Dum aloo recipe, a popular Kashmiri dum aloo, recipe with step by step instructions. Dum aloo is a yogurt-based gravy, made using baby potatoes. To be precise this recipe has no cream, no cashew yet a creamy restaurant style gravy. I have posted my version of Dum aloo very long back. This restaurant-style Dum aloo recipe, I bookmarked from Instagram long back and finally tried it over the weekend. We had it plain parathas. I must say, it is a super hit recipe at my home. The gravy was so creamy and finger-licking.

The entire house was filled with the aroma of the spices. You can replace the potato with paneer, ladies finger or green peas too. I wanted to make a video on this dum aloo recipe but somehow couldn’t do it on that day when I made. I will update with video sometime later.

Also check out my Dahi bhindi recipe , Dhaba style paneer and Restaurant style Garlic naan on stovetop

Restaurant-style Dum aloo

  • In a pan add oil and add in the bay leaf, chopped green chili, and ginger garlic paste.
  • Add the besan and kasoori methi.
  • Saute till the raw smell of the ginger garlic paste goes off.
  • Cook in medium flame.
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  • Add in finely chopped onions.
  • Cook till the onions are nicely cooked and turn slightly golden brown.
  • Puree 2 tomatoes and keep aside.
  • Cut the boiled potato into big cubes.
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  • Once the onions are cooked, add the red chili powder, salt, garam masala, turmeric powder, and coriander powder.
  • Mix well and cook for a minute. As we are adding curd in this recipe, you can add 2 tsp red chili powder. This will not be too spicy.
  • Add the yogurt to the pan now.
  • Mix well and cook for 3 minutes in a medium flame.
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  • When it starts leaving oil on the sides, add in the tomato puree.
  • Mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes.
  • Add ½ cup of water while cooking this mixture.
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  • Now add in the potatoes.
  • You can replace the potato with pan-fried ladies finger or paneer too.
  • Mix well and cook this for 2 minutes.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves. I didn’t have stock so didn’t add.
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  • This can be served with naan, chapati, jeera rice and pulaos.
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  1. Adding besan helps in maintaining the consistency of the gravy.
  2. Potato can be pan-fried and added to give more richness to the dum aloo.
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Restaurant-style Aloo dum recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 Big Boiled Potato
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 tomato
  • 2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 1.5 tbsp Besan | gram flour
  • ½ cup yogurt
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 2 tsp Red chili powder
  • 1 Green chili
  • 1 tsp kasoori methi
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Garam masala
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • ½ cup Water
  • Salt as needed

Instructions

  • In a pan add oil and add in the bay leaf, chopped green chili, and ginger garlic paste.
  • Add the besan and kasoori methi.
  • Saute till the raw smell of the ginger garlic paste goes off.
  • Cook in medium flame.
  • Add in finely chopped onions.
  • Cook till the onions are nicely cooked and turn slightly golden brown.
  • Puree 2 tomatoes and keep aside.
  • Cut the boiled potato into big cubes.
  • Once the onions are cooked, add the red chili powder, salt, garam masala, turmeric powder, and coriander powder.
  • Mix well and cook for a minute. As we are adding curd in this recipe, you can add 2 tsp red chili powder. This will not be too spicy.
  • Add the yogurt to the pan now.
  • Mix well and cook for 3 minutes in a medium flame.
  • When it starts leaving oil on the sides, add in the tomato puree.
  • Mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes.
  • Add ½ cup of water while cooking this mixture.
  • Now add in the potatoes.
  • You can replace the potato with pan-fried ladies finger or paneer too.
  • Mix well and cook this for 2 minutes.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
  • This can be served with naan, chapati, jeera rice, and pulaos.

Notes