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Alur Dum ( Thakur Pondit )

bengali

⚠ Not yet reviewed against the source — may contain OCR/transcription errors.

To grind together:

1 medium onion (but I put 2-3 medium onions)

Cardamom 2

Cinnamon 1

Cloves2

1 tsp pepper

Moti elaichi 1

Other ingredients:

Small alu ½ to ¾ kg

Tej patta 2

Jeera powder 1 tsp

Dhania powder 1 ½ tsp

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Imli pulp1 tsp

Salt to taste

Chat masala

Lemon

Dhania

Method

  1. Par boil the potatoes. Remove the skin. Then deep fry until golden on medium flame. Or else full boil. Peel. and saute for a bit.
  2. Heat a bit of oil. Add the ground masala. And fry until it starts browning.
  3. Now add the the rest of the ingredients including the potatoes. Mix well. Add ½ a cup of water and cover and cook over slow heat for 8-10 min.
  4. Remove from the heat, squeeze some lemon over it and sprinkle with chat masala and chopped fresh dhania.

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