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Dumaloo (Fried and Pressure Cooked Potatoes)

Delicious Fried Potatoes in Red Gravy
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian

Equipment

  • 1 Pressure Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 8-10 Potatoes (smaller size) Small red potatoes work well for this. Small Yukon potatoes are also good.
  • 3-4 Cloves
  • 1 Big Cardamom
  • 1-2 pieces Cinnamon
  • Pinch Hing
  • ¼ tsp Cumin (Zeera) Seed Powder
  • 2 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
  • 2 tbsp Fennel (Saunf) Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Pinch Garam Masala

Instructions
 

  • Peel & cut the potatoes along with  into halves.
  • Take oil in a sauce pan (Kadai) & deep fry the potatoes a few at a time till they are brown. For a healthier alternative you can use the air fryer to cook the potatoes.
  • Now heat a pressure cooker on the stove & add a couple of tablespoons of oil into it. 
  • When the oil heats a bit add all the whole masalas and red chilly powder followed by a couple of spoons of water. This is done so that the chillies don’t get burnt & you also get a rich red color.
  • Then add the hing & all the potatoes & fry a bit again . Sprinkle a bit more water & dry it, check if you are getting good reddish colour on the potatoes, if not add a bit more chilly powder. 
  • Now add some salt , ginger powder & saunf powder, a cup & a half of water & pressure cook for about 5 minutes.
  • After it cools down add garam masala if available.
Keyword Potatoes