Dahi ke Aloo ki Sabzi I How To Make Dahi Aloo Recipe (2024)

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• 4 medium Potatoes / Aloo Boiled
• 1 cup Yogurt/ Dahi
• 4 Green chilies/Hari Mirch
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder/ Laal Mirch
• 1 tsp Coriander Powder/ Dhaniya Powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric/ Haldi
• 1/2 tsp Ginger / Adrak Grated
• To Taste Salt / Namak

Tempering/ tadka

• 3 tsp Cooking Oil
• 4 Dried whole red chilies
• 1 tsp Cumin/ Jeera
• 1/3 tsp Mustard Seeds/ Rai
• 1/4 tsp Fennel seed/ Saunf
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida/ Hing

• Take boiled and peeled potatoes in a bowl and roughly mash them(don’t make a paste )

• Heat oil (or use half ghee and half oil if you wish) in a pan.

• Add the tempering ingredients ,when seeds start crackling ,add slit green chilies and saute for a few seconds.

• Remove the pan from the flame and add all the powdered spices(turmeric,chili powder,coriander powder)

• Immediately add beaten yogurt and stir once.(see the tips)

• Put the pan on the gas and add boiled potatoes and ginger and mix.

• Add water (depends on how thick curry you prefer)

• Now add salt and let it boil on medium flame .Keep stirring till it start boiling to avoid curdling.

• Cook for approx 3-4 minutes on medium flame.

• When it starts to thicken then add chopped fresh coriander and switch off the flame

• Serve hot with poori, paratha or any bread of your choice.

Tips and Notes-

• To avoid curdling of yogurt in the curry-use chilled yogurt and beat it well ,remove the pan from the flame while adding the curd,keep stirring the curry while cooking for approx 2-3 minutes or till it start boiling after adding the curd.
• You may also add 1 tsp gram flour/besanor refined flour/maida in the yogurt to avoid curdling.
• Add a piece of mango pickle at step -9 for a tangy achari flavour.
• You can make the curry with either fresh or slightly sour curd,depending on your choice and can add 1/2 to 1 tsp of lemon juice if using fresh yogurt.
• Boiled and refrigerated cold potatoes give best result. I always boil the potatoes and keep refrigerated for some time before making dahi waley aloo.