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D - Dahi Wada Aloo Dum

Dahi Wada Aloo Dum is a street food from Orissa. The dish has a combination of three dishes and the final dish prepared has a medley of flavors.
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian Cuisine
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 7 hours 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • Dahi Wada
  • Aloo Dum
  • Ghughni

Dahi Wada

  • Garnish
  • 1/8 tsp mustard seeds
  • leaves Few curry

Ghughni

  • 1/2 cup white peas
  • 1/2 cup green peas
  • Salt to taste

Tempering of Ghughni

  • 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
  • Pinch asafoetida
  • 2-3 whole red chilly
  • 1/2 tsp red chilly powder
  • Pinch turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp ginger green chilly paste

Aloo Dum

  • 500 gms baby potatoes/ 4-5 large potatoes
  • 2 big onions
  • 5 large tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 2 green chilly pounded
  • 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
  • Pinch asafoetida
  • 2-3 whole red chilly
  • 1/2 tsp red chilly powder
  • 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/4 tsp spice powder
  • Salt to taste

Spice powder

  • 1 tbsp roasted cumin seeds
  • Few whole red chilly roasted

Other ingredients

  • onions finely chopped
  • Coriander finely chopped
  • Gram flour vermicelli sev
  • black salt
  • roasted cumin powder

Instructions

Dahi Wada

  • Whisk the curd well .
  • Add a little water to adjust the consistency.
  • Add salt , black salt, roasted cumin powder and mix well .
  • Temper the curd with mustard seeds and curry leaves .
  • Add the prepared Dahi wadas.

Ghughni

  • Wash and soak both the peas for 4-6 hours.
  • Pressure cook these with salt and turmeric for 2 whistles or till boiled , do not over cook .
  • Heat 1 tsp of oil .
  • Add mustard seeds, let splutter .
  • Add asafoetida and immediately add the ginger garlic paste.
  • Add the dry spices and the boiled peas .
  • Let this boil for a few minutes and then simmer for 5 minutes.

Aloo Dum

  • Peel the potatoes and prick them lightly .
  • Boil the potatoes with salt and turmeric powder.
  • Once the potatoes are cooked drain the water and keep them aside.
  • Heat 2 tbsp oil.
  • Add mustard seeds , asafoetida and whole red chilly .
  • Add onions , ginger garlic paste and green chilly .
  • Sauté onions till light pink and add tomatoes .
  • Cook till mushy .
  • Add the dry spices and boiled potatoes .
  • Mix well and add water to make the gravy .
  • Make sure you do not make the gravy very runny , it should be on the thicker side .

Assembling the dish

  • Taking a flat serving bowl , place 2 Dahi wadas .
  • Sprinkle the spice powder, roasted cumin powder and red chilly powder .
  • Now pour a ladleful of ghughni on the side and sprinkle black salt .
  • Next spoon out a ladleful of Aloo Dum next to Dahi Wada and ghughni .
  • Sprinkle onions , gram flour vermicelli, coriander leaves and finally some spice mix .
  • Enjoy the mixed flavors .