Ingredients
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Ingredients for Alur Dom:
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4 potatoesde-skinned and cut into large dices
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1 tomatocut in to small pieces
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½ nigella need
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1-teaspoon turmeric
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1-teaspoon red chili(optional. Use Kashmiri chili for the color if you do not want the alur dom to be hot)
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1-teaspoon cumin seed powder
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1-teaspoon Ginger powderor paste
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½- cup yoghurt
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2 Bay Leaves
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Pinch Sugar(optional)
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½-teaspoon Bhaja Masala(method above)
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Saltto taste
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2- tablespoon Oil
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Luchi:
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2- Cup all purpose flour
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Wateras desired to knead
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2-tablespoon Oil
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Pinch Salt
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Pinch carom seed(optional. I used it as it is good for digestion specially Luchi is very oily)
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2cups Oilfor frying the Luchi
Directions
How to Make Luchi & Alur Dom:
- Boil the potatoes for 10 mins so they are half done.
- Soak all the spices (red chili, turmeric, cumin, ginger) in water.
- Now heat the oil and add a little turmeric.
- Add the half-boiled potatoes and fry them. They will take on a lovely color.
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Once fried, put them aside.
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Heat more oil in the same pan and add the bay leaves and Nigella seed.
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Add the soaked spices and sugar (optional) and fry until the oil separates.
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Add the tomatoes and fry until they have totally broken down. Add a little water if needed.
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Add salt.
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Add the fried potatoes and fry until dry.
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Add the yoghurt, mix well, and fry.
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Add a pinch or two of bhaja masala and fry.
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Add a little water and cover.
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Cook until the potatoes are cooked and the gravy is thick.
How to Make Bhaja Masala:
- Grind the dry roast cumin seed, coriander seed, fennel seed, Â 4/5 cloves, Â 5/6 cardamom, Â 3/4 bay leaves, 1 inch cinnamon, and 10 black pepper corns.
- Your bhaja masala is ready.
How to Male the Luchi:
- Place the flour in a deep bowl.
- Add the salt and carom seed and mix well.
- Make a well in the center, pour in the oil, and mix well.
- Warm the water and slowly add to the flour (be careful not to use too much).
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Knead into a soft dough.
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Divide the dough and roll into small round balls.
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With a rolling pin, roll each ball into rounds.
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Heat the oil in a deep pan or kadai.
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Fry the discs of dough.
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Do not fry them too much or they will burn. They should look a little golden.
