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Punjab · Breakfast

Puri with Dum Aloo

Traditional 40. Puri with Dum Aloo recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 400g small potatoes (baby potatoes or small whole potatoes)
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 medium onion (100g), finely sliced
• 1 inch ginger, grated
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2-3 green chillies, slit
• 150g tomatoes, chopped
• ½ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp red chilli powder
• ½ tsp garam masala
• ½ tsp amchur
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup water
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped

👩‍🍳 How to make Puri with Dum Aloo

1. Boil and peel potatoes (8 mins, high heat): Boil small potatoes 6-8 minutes until just tender (not fully cooked), drain, cool, peel.
2. Heat oil (1 min, medium heat): Add cumin seeds, allow to splutter.
3. Sauté onion (3 mins, medium heat): Add sliced onion, cook until deep golden (high heat fries out moisture).
4. Add aromatics (1 min, medium heat): Add ginger, garlic, green chillies, cook briefly.
5. Add tomato (2 mins, medium heat): Add tomatoes, cook until soft and broken down.
6. Add spices (1 min, medium heat): Add turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala, amchur, salt, mix well.
7. Add potatoes (1 min, medium heat): Add parboiled potatoes carefully, stir to coat with spice mixture.
8. Dum cook (8-10 mins, low-medium heat): Add 1 cup water, cover with lid, cook on low-medium heat until potatoes are tender and gravy reduces to semi-thick consistency (dum = cooking in steam).
9. Finish (1 min, room temp): Stir in coriander leaves, adjust seasoning.

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