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65 min — 20 min prep, 45 min cooking.

Aloo Potol Er Dalna A Traditional Vegetable Side Dish

Name: Aloo Potol Er Dalna A Traditional Vegetable Side Dish
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: West Bengal Indian
Ingredients: 1tsp Turmeric Powder; 2piece bay leaf; 450g Potato; salt; Sunflower Oil; 1piece Ginger; 2tsp coriander powder; 2piece Cardamom; 0.5tsp garam masala powder; 1tsp sugar; 1tsp Kashmiri Mirch (Premium Silk Grade Powder); 1piece Tomato; 1piece cinnamon stick; 8piece Pointed Gourd; 1piece dry red chillies; 0.25tsp Asafoetida; 1tsp Cumin Seeds

Vegetarian curry from West Bengal. Made with potatoes, pointed gourd, tomato. About 180 calories per serving.

Time 65 min · Serves 5 · 106 kcal · Bengal, West Bengal

Ingredients

Main

Turmeric Powder — 1 tsp (ground)
bay leaf — 2 piece (ground)
Potato — 450 g (chopped)
salt (optional) (whole)
Sunflower Oil (optional) (whole)
Ginger — 1 piece (grated)
coriander powder — 2 tsp (ground)
Cardamom — 2 piece (ground)
garam masala powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
sugar — 1 tsp (whole)
Kashmiri Mirch (Premium Silk Grade Powder) — 1 tsp (ground)
Tomato — 1 piece (chopped)
cinnamon stick — 1 piece (ground)
Pointed Gourd — 8 piece (chopped)

Tempering

dry red chillies — 1 piece (whole)
Asafoetida — 0.25 tsp (ground)
Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)

Method

To begin making the Bengali Aloo Potol er Dalna Recipe, first prep all the ingredients, get them together and keep ready.We will cook the dish directly in a pressure cooker.
In the traditional method, you would cook both the aloo and potol separately and then make the masala and add to it.
The following method, is a healthy way of cooking the recipe and uses much less oil.Heat a teaspoon of oil in the pressure cooker.
Add the cumin seeds, dry red chilies, the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and saute till the aromas are released.
Add the chopped tomatoes and saute till the tomatoes soften.Once the tomatoes soften, add the turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, salt the chopped vegetables and stir.
Add 1-1/2 of water, cover the pressure cooker and allow it to cook until you hear three to four whistles.After three to four whistles, turn the heat to low and allow it to simmer for about 2 minutes and turn off the heat.Allow the pressure to release naturally.
If the gravy is too watery, simmer and allow the water to evaporate and let the gravy thicken.
Once done, check the salt and spices and adjust to suit your taste.
Turn off the heat and transfer to a serving bowl.
Serve the Aloo Potol er Dalna as a side dish along with Bengali Chirer Polao Recipe, Phulka and a Bengali Cholar Dal.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Aloo Potol Er Dalna A Traditional Vegetable Side Dish?: 106 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 65 min — 20 min prep, 45 min cooking.

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