Alur Dom (Potato Curry)

I love all things potato, curry not excepted. This is a recipe that is a great accompaniment to desi daawat (party) food, and also goes great with either bread or rice.

Alur Dom (Potato Curry)
Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1 lb. of potatos
1/2 cup of cooking oil
1 bayleaf
1/2 tsp cumin seed
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
2 cardomom pods
2 1-inch cinnamon sticks
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tbsp salt
2 tsbp yogurt (optional)

Directions:

1. Boil the potato until fully cooked, peel, and cut into cubes. Make some of the cubes half broken.

2. Make a paste of the ground spices (turmeric, chilli powder, ginger, cumin, coriander) by adding water till pasty.

3. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds and bay leaf, and stir for one minute. Add the paste of ground spices and 1 cup of water. Cook stirring frequently.

4. When the oil surfaces, add the potato and the rest of the ingredients. Fry for 2 minutes.

5. Add 1/2 cup of water, and simmer for 5 minutes.