Papad er Dalna Recipe - Bengali Papad Curry

Step 1: To begin preparing the Papad er Dalna, wash and peel the potatoes and then cut them into half

Step 2: Cut each potato in half and into 3 pieces (dalna style)

Step 3: Puree the tomatoes in a mixer

Step 4: Heat oil in a pan and fry potato pieces till they turn golden brown and keep them aside

Step 5: Break each papad into 4 pieces and fry them in the remaining oil

Step 6: It takes approximately 20-30 seconds to fry 4 pieces of papad in high flame

Step 7: Strain the fried papad from oil

Step 8: Temper the remaining oil with bay leaf; dry red chilli and whole cumin seeds and wait till the tempering starts to crackle

Step 9: Now add tomato puree to the tempering and start cooking in medium flame till the aroma of raw tomato goes, and then add ginger paste to the mixture and cook on medium flame till the oil separates from the mixture

Step 10: Now, mix turmeric powder; red chilli powder and cumin powder with 1 tsp of water and make a thick paste and add this paste to the tomato puree and mix properly

Step 11: Add sugar and salt in the mixture and then add a teaspoon of water and cook till the oil separates

Step 12: Add fried potatoes to this mixture and coat properly with spices and add 1

Step 13: 5 cup of water

Step 14: Cover the pan with a lid and cook till the potatoes are cooked properlyAfter the potatoes are done adjust the water and place fried papad on the top of potato and again cover the pan with a lid and cook for 3-4 minutes

Step 15: Open the lid and mix the gravy carefully as the papad will be completely soft by now

Step 16: Add garam masala powder and ghee to the curry and cook for 2 more minutes and turn off the gas once done

Step 17: Papad er Dalna is now ready to be served with phulka, paratha or steamed rice