What does 'dum' as in 'dum aloo' mean?!
The tightly sealed clay pot imparts flavor while retaining moisture. "Dum" dishes are delicious!
So DUM ALOO are potatoes prepared in a sealed pot over low heat or in a low oven.
Answers: "DUM" is a specific method of cooking which involves a sealed clay pot (known as a handi). Foods are cooked low and slow over a flame or in the oven. This style of cooking was introduced by the Mughals and is very popular in Northern India and is used to cook meats, chicken, vegetables, rice...
The tightly sealed clay pot imparts flavor while retaining moisture. "Dum" dishes are delicious!
So DUM ALOO are potatoes prepared in a sealed pot over low heat or in a low oven.
potatoes
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dont know
Its the noise a drum makes?
Patiala Aloo Dum
(also Alu Dum, Alu Dam, and variously)
From the state of Patiala, Aloo Dum, literally "palace
potatoes", or as I've seen it more poetically, "Potatoes
to Perfume the Palace" raises the lowly potato to an
almost unimaginable state of grace and elegance, and will
I just found this here check in sources
Well it's like not so clever, like 'dum Aloo, you naughty boy. Go sit in the corner. You dum, dum, Aloo"
Stupid. As in, stupid aloo
Aloo is potatoes,so dum must be the gravy
Aloo is potato, Dum is the masala sauce.
A+ for Desi Chef! She's right as usual. Unbelievable, so many answers and her's was the only correct one.