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Dum Aloo Gobi (Potato and Cauliflower) Crockpot Recipe

This recipe imitates old fashioned Dumpukht cooking in slowcooker of a popular dish made with potatoes and cauliflower.

What is Dum Cooking?

Aloo Gobi (Potato  Cauliflower) Traditional recipe

This is a dry curry. It is a common curry served with Poori (fried bread). This curry has a very distinguished taste because of Dahi Yogurt and Asafetida Hing Powder. The Kasoori Patta adds colorful specks to potatoes and cauliflower.

Ingredients

1. Ghee: ½ Cup

2. Potatoes: 2 Pounds

Peeled, Cut length-wise ½" wide wedges
2. Cauliflower: 1 Pound

Cauliflower flowerets about 1" to 2" long, each floweret into half length-wise.
3. Finely chopped Onions: 2 Cups
4. Serrano: 6

Remove seeds and white membrane to adjust the heat
5. Finely chopped Fresh Ginger: 1 Tablespoon
6. Minced Fresh Garlic: 1½ Tablespoon

Powder Spices

1. Curry Powder Standard Onset Punjabi : 2Tablespoon

2. Salt: ½ teaspoon
3. Cayenne Pepper Powder: ¾ teaspoon

4. Asafetida Hing Powder: ¼ teaspoon

5. Amchoor: ¼ teaspoon

Whole spices

1. Cinnamon broken stick: 1"

2. Whole cloves: 6

3. Bay Leaf

Gravy

1. Dried Fenugreek Leaves (Kasoori Patta): 1 teaspoon

2. Dahi Yogurt: ¼ cup

3. Water: ½ Cup

Seal

Atta (All purpose flour): ¼ Cup

Water: 1½ Tablespoon

Method

1. Heat Ghee in a heavy bottom pan

2. Fry potatoes in batches till they have brown specks. Remove with slotted spoon and transfer to the Crockpot. It will take about 5 minutes per batch.

3. Fry cauliflower in batches till they have brown specks. Remove with slotted spoon and transfer to the Crockpot. It will take about 5 minutes per batch.

4. After step 3, you should have about 3 Tablespoon of Ghee left. Add onions and salt. Sauté till translucent. It will take about 3 minutes

5. Add Serrano, Ginger, and Garlic. Sauté about 2 minutes

6. Stir in remaining dry powder spices. Sauté about 2 minutes
7. Stir in whole spices. Sauté about 2 minutes.

8. Add Kasoori Patta, Dahi and water. Bring to a boil. Pour over the potatoes and cauliflower.

9. Make seal by mixing Atta and water to dough like consistency. Apply to the Crockpot rim seal with lid.

10. Turn Crockpot to high. Cook about 30 minutes.

11. Turn down heat to low. Let it cook for 3 hours.