Bengali Aloo Potol er Dalna Recipe - A Traditional Vegetable Side Dish
A vegetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with pointed gourd (parval) - peeled and cut into diced, potatoes (aloo) - peeled and diced, turmeric powder (haldi). Ready in 1h 5m, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
16 steps- 1
To begin making the Bengali Aloo Potol er Dalna Recipe, first prep all the ingredients, get them together and keep ready
- 2
We will cook the dish directly in a pressure cooker
- 3
In the traditional method, you would cook both the aloo and potol separately and then make the masala and add to it
garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 4
The following method, is a healthy way of cooking the recipe and uses much less oil
sunflower oil - for cooking - 5
Heat a teaspoon of oil in the pressure cooker
- 6
Add the cumin seeds, dry red chilies, the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and saute till the aromas are released
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)cloves (laung)(2)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2) - 7
Add the chopped tomatoes and saute till the tomatoes soften
tomato - finely chopped(1) - 8
Once the tomatoes soften, add the turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, salt the chopped vegetables and stir
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)tomato - finely chopped(1)coriander powder (dhania)(2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)kashmiri red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 9
Add 1-1/2 of water, cover the pressure cooker and allow it to cook until you hear three to four whistles
- 10
After three to four whistles, turn the heat to low and allow it to simmer for about 2 minutes and turn off the heat
- 11
Allow the pressure to release naturally
- 12
once the pressure is released, open the pressure cooker the the Aloo Potol er Dalna should be done
- 13
If the gravy is too watery, simmer and allow the water to evaporate and let the gravy thicken
- 14
Once done, check the salt and spices and adjust to suit your taste
salt - to taste - 15
Turn off the heat and transfer to a serving bowl
- 16
Serve the Aloo Potol er Dalna as a side dish along with Bengali Chirer Polao Recipe, Phulka and a Bengali Cholar Dal
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Bengali Aloo Potol er Dalna Recipe - A Traditional Vegetable Side Dish
A vegetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with pointed gourd (parval) - peeled and cut into diced, potatoes (aloo) - peeled and diced, turmeric powder (haldi). Ready in 1h 5m, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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Directions
16 steps- 1
To begin making the Bengali Aloo Potol er Dalna Recipe, first prep all the ingredients, get them together and keep ready
- 2
We will cook the dish directly in a pressure cooker
- 3
In the traditional method, you would cook both the aloo and potol separately and then make the masala and add to it
garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 4
The following method, is a healthy way of cooking the recipe and uses much less oil
sunflower oil - for cooking - 5
Heat a teaspoon of oil in the pressure cooker
- 6
Add the cumin seeds, dry red chilies, the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and saute till the aromas are released
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)cloves (laung)(2)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2) - 7
Add the chopped tomatoes and saute till the tomatoes soften
tomato - finely chopped(1) - 8
Once the tomatoes soften, add the turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, salt the chopped vegetables and stir
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)tomato - finely chopped(1)coriander powder (dhania)(2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)kashmiri red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 9
Add 1-1/2 of water, cover the pressure cooker and allow it to cook until you hear three to four whistles
- 10
After three to four whistles, turn the heat to low and allow it to simmer for about 2 minutes and turn off the heat
- 11
Allow the pressure to release naturally
- 12
once the pressure is released, open the pressure cooker the the Aloo Potol er Dalna should be done
- 13
If the gravy is too watery, simmer and allow the water to evaporate and let the gravy thicken
- 14
Once done, check the salt and spices and adjust to suit your taste
salt - to taste - 15
Turn off the heat and transfer to a serving bowl
- 16
Serve the Aloo Potol er Dalna as a side dish along with Bengali Chirer Polao Recipe, Phulka and a Bengali Cholar Dal
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