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Aloor Potoler Dalna (Vegetable Curry - Bengal Style)
(5 Litre pressure cooker)

Serves: 12	Pressure Cooking Time 0 minute
1 ¼ cups water  3 tbsp coriander powder  2 tbsp cumin powder  10 g ginger  1 ¼ kg parwal scraped and cut into halves 6 tbsp mustard oil  4 medium (400 g) potatoes peeled and cut into 2 ½ cm pieces 2 bay leaves  1 ½ tsp turmeric powder  3 ½ tsp red chilli powder  1 tsp garam masala powder  3 ½ tsp salt  1 tbsp sugar  1 tbsp ghee
Method
1 Gradually add ¼ cup water to coriander and cumin powders, blending into a smooth paste. 2 Grind ginger into a paste 3 Group parwal into 2 batches. Heat oil in cooker for about 5 minutes. Lightly fry each batch and remove. In the same oil, lightly fry potatoes and remove. 4 To the remaining oil in cooker, add bay leaves. Stir for a few seconds. Add coriander-cumin and ginger pastes, turmeric, chilli and garam masala powders. Stir fry for about 1 minute. Add parwal, potatoes, salt, sugar and remaining water (1 cup). Stir. 5 Close cooker. Bring to full pressure on high heat. Remove cooker immediately from heat. Press finger-tip control/lift vent weight lightly to release pressure. Open cooker. 6 Pour ghee evenly over potoler dalna. Serve hot.