Dum Aloo (also spelled as Dam Aloo, hi, दम आलू, translit=dam ālū) or Aloor Dum ( bn, আলুর দম, translit=ālūr dam) is a potato-based
curry dish. ''Dum'' means slow-cooked, and ''aloo'' is potato.
It is a part of the traditional
Kashmiri Pandit cuisine
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, from the
Kashmir Valley
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, in the
Indian state of
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
. There are also
Banarasi
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and Bengali variations.
Preparation
The potatoes, usually smaller ones, are first skinned and
deep fried.
Kashmiri dum aloo gravy is made with yogurt or
khoya
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, and often includes a cashew nut paste.
The Banarasi variation gravy is made from tomatoes and onions.
Spices such as red chilies, garlic, ginger, cardamom, and fennel are added to the gravies. The potatoes are cooked slowly at low flame in the gravy, and can be garnished with coriander.
Dum aloo is often paired and served with naan.
See also
*
List of potato dishes
References
Kashmiri cuisine
Indian cuisine
Potato dishes
Curry dishes
Deep fried foods
Bengali cuisine
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