Real Odia Cuisines - Aaloo Dum Ghuguni

 

The cuisine of Odisha (ओड़िशा का खाना) - Dahibara Aloodum Ghuguni

Dahibara-Aloodum-Ghuguni could also be a portion of well-liked street food in Odisha, especially in Cuttack.

Cuttack is a really vibrant city in Odisha. It's quite a thousand years old and was the capital of Odisha before Bhubaneswar.

The name itself conjures up thousands of memories and for anyone who’s ever been to Cuttack or hails from the same. It needs no introduction to this legendary street food. Dahi Bara Aloo Dum and Guguni mostly mentioned as “Dahi Bara Aloo Dum”.

Apart from the uninitiated, this lip-smacking street food is that the mixture of sentimental & tangy Dahi baras topped with spicy aloo dum and guguni (yellow peas curry), served generously garnished with cut onions, coriander leaves, and sev. 

The savory tartness of the dahi bara perfectly complements the spicy aloo dum and guguni and each one among it wonderfully comes in conjunction with the crunchiness of the onions and thus the seu.

It’s truly a wonder how all three distinctly different dishes with strong flavor character of their own can meld together during this unique, indescribable way. Here’s the recipe for anyone who wants to recreate the magic reception and take a visit down memory lane.

Dahi Bara (Dahi Vada)

Savory and tangy fried lentil donuts soaked during a skinny yogurt base form the center of this street food. Light and fluffy, it forms the proper neutral base to complement the spicy additions.

Ingredients

(Makes ~ 12 medium-sized vadas)
1 C Whole Urad Dal , ¾ C Rice flour, 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda, Oil for frying, For the dahi ,½ C Yogurt
¼ C Water, Salt to taste, Black salt to taste, Cumin and red flavorer (Optional) , For the tempering,1 T Oil,½ tsp Mustard seeds,2 nos. Dry red chilies.

Method:

1. Soak the whole urad dal overnight in lukewarm water (6-8 hrs).

2. After the dal is perfectly soaked (it will feel light and puffed up), grind to a smooth batter. Keep it aside for ~4-5 hrs for fermentation during a dark, warm place.

3. The batter rises up and thus the surface has many small bubbles. Now slowly mix within the rice flour and bicarbonate of soda. Keep it aside overnight.

4. For the Dahi: during a little vessel, thin out the dahi with some water. Add salt to taste, black salt and jeera powder.

5. Heat up the oil. Wet your palms and make a donut-shaped batter. Slowly slide the donut-shaped batter into the oil. Fry till golden brown.

6. In another bowl, add some salt to iced water and keep aside.

7. Soak the fried vadas within the salted water till soft and fully soaked.

8. After the vada becomes soft, gently squeeze out the water and place it within the dahi.

9. For the tadka: Add oil into a pan, splatter some mustard seeds, curry leaves, and dry red chillies. Then, pour the tadka on the Dahi vada.

Aloo Dum

Real Odia Cuisines - Aaloo Dum Ghuguni

Spiced potatoes during a thick tomato gravy provide the specified spice for this chaat. can also be eaten by itself with poori or even with Rotis.

Ingredients

½ lb Small potatoes (Regular sized potatoes also will work)
2 T Oil
¼ tsp Turmeric powder
½ C Onion and ginger garlic paste
½ C Tomato puree
¼ tsp Red Chilli powder
1 tsp flavorer
¼ tsp Garam Masala powder
¼ tsp Sugar
1 C Water
Salt to taste
Chopped cilantro leaves to garnish.

Method:

1. Boil potatoes. Peel and keep aside.
2. during a separate pan over medium heat, lightly sauté the boiled potatoes with salt and turmeric powder. Take it out of the pan and keep aside.
3. within an equivalent pan, add the onion, ginger, and garlic paste to grease. Add in salt, red chili powder, and turmeric powder.
4. Then, add in tomato puree little at a time and sauté the masala till the oil floats.
5. Now add in flavorer, sugar, garam masala powder, and thus the potatoes. Add within the water and convey it to a boil till oil separates. When oil floats at the very best, it's done.
6. Sprinkle chopped coriander and keep aside.

Guguni

Spiced yellow peas curry is that the required add on to this dish. this will even be eaten just by itself in conjunction with rotis or pooris.

Ingredients

¼ lb Yellow peas
2 T Oil
¼ tsp Turmeric powder
½ C Onion and ginger garlic paste
½ C Tomato puree
¼ tsp Red Chilli powder
1 tsp Sambhar powder
¼ tsp Garam Masala powder
¼ tsp Sugar
2 C Water
Salt to taste

Flavors of Odisha

Real Odia Cuisines - Aaloo Dum Ghuguni

1. Soak the yellow peas overnight in lukewarm water.
2. Boil the soaked peas during an autoclave with a pinch of salt and turmeric powder. Take it off the stove after a whistle from the autoclave.
3. during a separate pan over medium heat, add within the onion, ginger and garlic paste to the heated oil. Mix in salt, red chili powder, and turmeric powder.
4. Then, add in tomato puree little at a time and sauté the masala till the oil floats
5.  Now add in sambhar powder, sugar, garam masala powder, and thus the boiled yellow peas. Add within the water and convey it to a boil till oil separates. When oil floats at the very best, it's done.

For the garnish
Chopped Onions, Chopped Cilantro, Chopped Mint (Optional), Sev

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