Here’s the Guguni recipe for your Dahi Bara Aloo Dum

Dahi Bara and Aloo Dum – A famous street food of Odisha. Every Odiya kid is accustomed to it as some fancy chats and eats it on a frequent basis.

Here’s the recipe for Guguni:

• Dried YellowAloo/White peas – 1 cup ( soaked overnight)
• Onion – 1 no Medium ( finely chopped)
• Tomatoes – 1 small ( finely chopped)
• Ginger garlic  paste – 2 tsp
• Green chillies- 2 no ( finely chopped)
• Red chilli pd – 1 tsp
• Coriander pd – 2 tsp
• Turmeric pd – 1/2 tsp
• Cumin pd – 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala – 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves – few finely chopped
• Baking soda – a pinch ( optional)
• Bay leaves – 1 no
• Cloves – 2 no
• Cardamom ( whole) – 2 no
• Cinnamon – 1 inch size
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Steps:

• Pressure cook the soaked peas with some salt and baking pd for 1-2 whistles depending on your pressure cooker but not more that 2.
• In a pan heat oil add cloves,bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon. Add onion and saute them well until translucent.
• Add Ginger garlic paste, Green chilli paste and saute till the raw smell goes off.
• Add the tomatoes and cook they till they are mushy.
• Add allspice pd’s and saute them well till you can smell the nice aroma of the sauteed spice.
• Add the pressure cooked peas , also add salt and Mix them well.
• Add some water to dilute the gravy and let it boil for 10 -15 minutes.