Aloo Dum Ar Luchi

                   ( ALUR    DUM / DUM  ALOO / POTATO  CURRY  )


Ingredients :

1. Baby  Potato - 500 gm

2. Whole  Kashmiri Dry  Red Chili - 1 pieces

3. Bay Leaves - 1 Pieces

4. Whole Cumin Seeds  Or Powder -  1 table spoon

5. Turmeric Powder -  1/2  tea spoon

6. Sugar - 1/2 tea spoon ( optional )

7. Oil   As   Required

8. Whole  cumin seeds - 1/3 tea spoon

9. Whole Coriander Seeds  or Powder -  1 table spoon

10 . Onion 1 medium size ( peel  and finely chopped )

11. Garlic ( peel ) - 5 - 6 cloves

12. Oil  As Required

13.  Finely  Chopped Tomato 1 Pieces

14. Garam Masala Powder - 1/2  tea spoon

15. Salt To Taste

Method :

1.  Step - 1 ,  Take  a saucepan , then add  water . When water  completely boiled , add  1 pieces , whole kashmiri dry red chili . Soak for at least  30 minutes  or 1 hours .


2.  Step - 2 , Take a pressure cooker  ,  add  potato  and water . Cover  the pressure cooker and close  lid .  Pressure cook for 1 whistles  or until potatoes   are soft  and tender . Keep aside for 15 minutes . After 15 minutes open cover . Remove from  heat , First let it cool down completely . Now  open the pressure cooker lid . 80 %   boiled  potatoes  peel them .

3. Step - 3 , After 1 hour , take a mixture grinder,  now   add whole soak  kashmiri dry red chili  1 pieces , 1 finely chopped tomato ,  whole cumin seeds or powder 1 table spoon , garlic 5 - 6 cloves ,  whole coriander seeds or powder 1 table spoon ,  and finally add 1 table spoon water . Make it to a smooth paste or fine paste . Keep aside .

4. Step - 4 ,  Take a wok .  add oil . Medium heat for about 2 - 3 minutes . Now add whole cumin seeds 1/3 tea spoon , stir for few seconds .  add whole grind masala mixture or spices mixture . Now add turmeric powder , salt to taste and add sugar . Mix it very well . Stir occasionally . Saute for 2 - 3 minutes . When oil  starts to separates  . Now  add boiled potato , mix it very well . Now add 2 cup water . Simmer for 5 minutes . Bring to boil . Reduce heat to very low .

5. Step - 5 , After 5 minutes , when potatoes are tender or soften , then add 1/2 tea spoon gram masala powder . Mix it very well . Switch off the  flame .

6 . Transfer to a serving bowl .

               


                Luchi  

1. All poupose  flour / Maida / Refined flour - 300 gm

2. Salt - 1/2 tea spoon

3. White oil  as  required

4. Water  as  required

5. oil  for  frying

Method :

1. Step - 1 , Sift  together flour  and  salt  into  a bowl now  add oil . Mix  with  your  finger . Gradually  add  water , mixing and  gathering  flour  to make  a firm  ball . knead  till  dough  is smooth  and  elastic . Keep  cover  for  15 - 30 minutes .

2. Step - 2 , Now  Knead  dough  briefly  . Make 15 balls . Make  lemon  sized  balls  from  the  dough and  keep  sized  them   covered  with  the  moist  cloth . Now  apply  some  oil on  the ball before  rolling .It  gets  browned  in the  hot  oil while frying  and  gets  stuck to  the fried  breads .Roll a  ball of  dough  into  a flat round 4 cm in .

3. Step - 3 , Heat oil in wok  , heat for oil 10 - 15 minutes . Add 2 rounds one after the other .Push down slightly with back of a perforated spoon . Luchi  should  puff  up in a few seconds . Turn over  and fry on both  sides till golden brown . Remove and  drain . Fry remaining rounds in the same way .

4. serve  hot .