"Dum Aloo" is a popular potato dish from Kashmir. . It is made using a slow-cook method called “dum” or “dumpukht” which is similar to the modern day crock pot or slow cooker recipes. The Mughals brought this technique to India around the sixteenth century. Dum biryani is another dish made using this method. The food is first half cooked, then placed in a “handi” (a round spherical clay pot) along with all the spices and the handi is then sealed with a paste made out of flour and water so that no steam escapes out of the pot and the dish is cooked in its own juices. Amazing!
This dish can also be made in the crock pot or slow cooker.