DESI STYLE ALOO KASSA (SPICY POTATO MASALA)

This is a dry version of Aloo Dum Curry. Its a very famous street food in my state Odisha which serve with Garam Garam Bara. You can have it with Roti-Paratha-Luchi/Puri etc as your choice..

Ingredients :-

Boiled Potato - 5-6 nos.

Grated Onion - 2 nos.

Ginger-Garlic Paste - 2 tsp

Make a paste of Cumin seeds (1 tsp) + Coriander seeds (1 tsp) + Pepper corns (1/2 tsp) + Cinnamon (1' inch) + Cardamom (2 nos.) + Cloves (2 nos.) + Dry Red Chilly (2-3 nos.)

Tomato Puree - 2 nos.

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Sugar - 1/4 tsp

Bay Leaf - 1 no.

Salt to taste

Cooking Oil - 2-3 tsp

Methd :-

Peel the skin of boiled potatoes and cut into big chunks. Heat oil in a pan and fry it till brown in colour. Transfer into a bowl and keep aside. Now, put the remaining oil into the pan. Add a pinch of sugar, when sugar turns to caramelize add bay leaf and onion paste. Add ginger-garlic paste, tomato puree, turmeric powder, a pinch of salt and saute for a while. Add the fine paste which you've made from cumin-coriander etc and cook till oil separates from the masala. Add the boiled potatoes and mix it well with the masala. Add 1/2 cup water and let it cook for 5-10 minutes in a medium flame till the gravy becomes thick. Sprinkle garam masala powder and switch off the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves and Serve with Garam Garam Bara (Vada) or you can also have it with Roti-Paratha-Puri etc..Enjoy it !!!!