Name: RADHABALLABHI R ALOO DUM recipe by UMA PANDIT at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For the dough .........; All purpose flour - 2 cups; Oil - 2 tablespoons; A pinch of salt; For the Filling ..........; White urad dal - 1/2 cup; Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon; Fennel seeds - 1 teaspoon; Kashmiri red chilli powder - 2 teaspoons; Garam masala powder - 1 teaspoon; Ginger paste - 1 teaspoon; Sugar - 1 teadpon; Salt to taste; Cooking oil for deep frying; Aloo Dum; Baby potatoes - 12 - 15 pieces; Tomato chopped - 1 cups; Ginger paste - 1 teaspoon; Cashew paste - 1 tablespoon; Red chilli paste - 1 tablespoon; Fennel seeds paste - 1 teaspoon; Cumin powder - 1 teaspoon; Salt to taste; Sugar - 1 teaspoon; Ghee - 1 tablespoon; Garam masala powder - 1 teaspoon; Roasted dried fenugreek leaves - 1 teaspoon

ABOUT RADHABALLABHI R ALOO DUM RECIPE

RADHABALLABHI is a famous Bengali Breakfast recipe. Radhaballabhi is usually prepared with urad dal and spices for festive occasion. It is a slightly sweeter poori in taste than kachoris . Specially served it Aloo Dum .

Ingredients Serving: 4

For the dough .........
All purpose flour - 2 cups
Oil - 2 tablespoons
A pinch of salt
For the Filling ..........
White urad dal - 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Fennel seeds - 1 teaspoon
Kashmiri red chilli powder - 2 teaspoons
Garam masala powder - 1 teaspoon
Ginger paste - 1 teaspoon
Sugar - 1 teadpon
Salt to taste
Cooking oil for deep frying
Aloo Dum
Baby potatoes - 12 - 15 pieces
Tomato chopped - 1 cups
Ginger paste - 1 teaspoon
Cashew paste - 1 tablespoon
Red chilli paste - 1 tablespoon
Fennel seeds paste - 1 teaspoon
Cumin powder - 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Sugar - 1 teaspoon
Ghee - 1 tablespoon
Garam masala powder - 1 teaspoon
Roasted dried fenugreek leaves - 1 teaspoon

Instructions

Soak and clean urad dal for 4 - 5 hours. Wet grain urad dal in keep aside.
In a bowl add maida, salt , oil and water little by little and knead the flour into the pliable dough. Set aside .
In a frying pan, dry roast all whole spices and coarsely grind them .
Heat oil in a pan add the urad dal paste and fry well.
Now add the roasted masala , garam masala powder , sugar and salt. Cook until the spices powder are combined well with the paste is golden brown switch off the flame.
Take a lemon sized dough and smoothen the cracks and make a ball.
Roll the dough and spoon about a tablespoon of urad dal filling , smoothen the edges , cover the stuffing with dough and roll the dough such that the filling doesn't come out of poori.
In a kadai , heat enough oil to deep fry one Radhaballabhi poori at a time, till both sides are browned and cooked . Flip only once , such that they puff evenly .
Drain the excess oil from the puffed puris with a paper towel.
Aloo Dum .......
Heat oil in a pan and fry baby potatoes in golden brown . Drain and chopped tomato in same oil.
Combine all the spices , salt, sugar and ginger paste together in a bowl .
Now add the paste and fry it when the oil leaves side of the pan then add potatoes and 1/2 cup of water .
Simmer till the oil separates from the gravy.
Add the kasuri methi and garam masala powder mix well.
Switch off the flame .
Serve warm Radhaballabhi with Aloo Dum and Enjoyyyyy .

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