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Dhaba Style Aloo Pyaz Fry Sabzi: Transform Small Potatoes & Onions with Whole Spices
- •Even ordinary vegetables like small potatoes and onions can yield an exceptional taste with the right method.
- •This recipe involves frying potatoes and onions first, then cooking them in a gravy with whole spices and tomatoes.
- •Take about 250 grams of small, round potatoes and onions, peel, wash, and fry them until lightly golden.
- •Heat oil, add bay leaves, black cardamom, cinnamon, cumin seeds, green chilies, and tomatoes, cooking until softened.
- •Add ginger-garlic paste, turmeric, coriander, garam masala, and Kashmiri red chili powder, sautéing well.
- •Mix the fried potatoes and onions into the spicy gravy, ensuring they are well coated without breaking the onions.
- •Finish with kasuri methi and fresh coriander, then cook on low heat for five minutes to infuse flavors.
Key Questions Answered
Take about 250 grams of small round potatoes, peel and wash them, and similarly peel small onions so both cook evenly. Heat oil in a pan, add the potatoes and onions along with a teaspoon of salt, and fry them on medium heat until they turn lightly golden. Remove and set them aside on a plate to maintain their texture for the gravy later.
Heat the remaining oil in the pan and add two bay leaves, one black cardamom, a small piece of cinnamon, and one teaspoon of cumin seeds. Once the cumin crackles, add long-cut green chilies, two long-cut tomatoes, and two tablespoons of ginger-garlic paste. Sauté the mixture well on low to medium heat before adding turmeric, coriander powder, garam masala, and Kashmiri red chili powder.
After mixing the fried potatoes and onions into the sautéed tomato and spice gravy, add kasuri methi and fresh chopped green coriander on top. Cover the pan and cook the dish on low heat for about five minutes using the dum method so the flavors penetrate deeply. The finished spicy vegetable can then be served hot with roti, paratha, or rice.
