Dum aloo

Ingredients:

• Baby aloo's  10
• Salt To Taste 
• Ghee or oil for deep-frying 
• 1 large Onion (finely chopped) 
• 4 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 tsp chilli powder 
• 1/2cup curd 
• 1tsp garam masala powder

Spices:

• 4 cloves 
• 4 bay leaves 
• 6 black peppercorns 
• 4 green cardamoms 
• 1 brown cardamom 
• 1piece cinnamon stick 

Paste:

• 1 large onion (chopped) 
• 6 pods garlic 
• 2"inch ginger 
• 6black peppercorns 
• 1 tsp poppy seeds
• 1 tsp cashew
• 1 tsp sesame 
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds 
• 1 tsp cumin seeds 
• 2 dry red chilies 
• 1 tsp turmeric powder 
• A pinch of ground mace 
• A pinch of ground nutmeg

Method:

1. Scrape the aloo prick all over with a fork and soak in the water with little salt for 2 hours.
2. Dry the potatoes on a cloth and heat the ghee or oil.
3. Deep fry the potatoes until golden brown.Drain and set aside.
4. Heat the measured ghee in a pan and fry onions with all the spices(above mentioned) until golden.
5. Grind the paste ingredients to a smooth paste and stir into the onions.
6. Cook for 10 minutes.Stir in the tomato puree,curd and salt,chilli powder.
7. Add the aloo and water and stir over a low heat for 5 minutes.
8. Sprinkle the dum aloo with garam masala and cook for few minutes.