Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Alu Dum (Bengali Style - Alur Dom)

Ingredients:

Potatoes(small) - 500 gm
Mustard - 1/2 table spoon
Curry leaves - 8-10 (Small)
Bay leaves - 2
Tamarind - 50 Gm
Chilli Powder - 1/2 table spoon
Chillies (green) - 5
Salt according to taste
Ginger paste - 1 table spoon
Garlic paste - 1/2 table spoon
Sugar - 1 table spoon
Refined oil - 3/4 table spoon

Method:
a. Boil potatoes and peel off the skins.
b. Soak tamarind in a cup of water for 10 min. and strain the juice.
c. Heat oil in pan and fry ginger, garlic, mustard, bay leaves with some sugar till brown.
d. Then add the boiled potatoes & fry until the potatoes becomes golden brown.
e. Then add chillies, curry leaves, salt & add tamarind juice.
f. Stir & serve hot with luchi/puri.

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