Durga Puja Ashtami Lunch

Alu Dum

Ingredients:

* ½ kg potato
* ½ cup plain yoghurt

* 4 tomatoes, small
* ½ cup chopped onions
* 2 tsp ginger paste
* 1½ tsp garlic paste
* ½ tsp cumin
* 2 green cardamoms
* 2 pcs cinnamon
* 3 cloves
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 tsp red chilli powder
* 1 tsp turmeric powder
* 1 tsp cumin powder
* ½ tsp coriander powder
* ¼ tsp black pepper
* 2 red chillies
* ¼ tsp garam masala powder
* Salt to taste
* Coriander leaves

Method

1. Take the tomatoes and the chopped onions; blend to a paste. Boil the potatoes and add some salt, chilli and turmeric powder. Mix them well. Now, add 3 tablespoon oil to a pan and fry the potatoes on medium flame until golden brown. Take the potatoes out of the oil. Add another 1 tablespoon oil and put red chilli and bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, and cumin. Fry. Add ginger-garlic paste. Add tomato paste and onion paste. Pour ½ cup water. Stir well.
2. Add all the dry masala powder, salt, and ½ cup water. Stir continuously for a few minutes. Add the beaten yoghurt and stir continuously to mix well. Add 1 cup water. When it starts boiling, add the potatoes. Put garam masala and mix well. Cover it and cook for 15-20 minutes on low flame. Open the cover, stir, and then cover again. After 10-15 minutes, aloo dum is done.

Luchi

Ingredients:

* 1 cup refined flour
* 1 Tbsp oil
* 1 tsp Salt
* as required Water to knead the dough
* as required Oil to fry the Luchi

Method:

1. In a bowl add refined flour, oil and salt, with adequate water knead a soft dough, cover to rest for 5 mins.
2. Knead the dough and make balls, roll out the Luchi and set aside. In a deep bottomed wok heat oil and add the Luchi. Fry 1 min each side and flip.