Aloo Dum

INGREDIENTS:
10 small potatoes
3 medium sized onions
2-3 tbsp shredded coconut
A small piece of ginger
4-5 green chilles
2-3 cardammom pods
1/2 cup yoghurt
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tbsp poppy seeds
2 1/2 tsp dhania (coriander) powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying the potatoes
2 tbsp cooking oil/ghee(clarified butter)

METHOD:
- Boil the potatoes. Peel them and prick the potatoes with a fork.
- Fry the potatoes in hot oil till they turn slightly brown.
- Drain and set aside.
- Heat oil in a shallow pan and fry the onions to light brown.
- Grind the coconut, poppy seeds, cardamon, ginger and green chillies to a paste.
- Add the paste to the onions. Fry till the oil seperates.
- Add chilli powder,cumin powder and dhania powder and stir for 5 mins.
- Add the yoghurt , salt and the fried potatoes.
- Add enough water to cover the potatoes and simmer till the gravy is thick for about 10 minutes.
- Now add the garam masala powder and mix well.
- Garnish with the chopped coriander leaves.
- Eat with chapathi/nan.