Dum Aloo is a popular vegetarian recipe cooked throughout India consisting of potatoes usually smaller ones , (sometimes instead of baby potatoes, big potatoes are used , peel and cut into big 2 inch pieces) are first fried , then cooked slowly at low flame in a tomato-based gravy with spices. In Bengal there are different variations of Dum aloo. Like this one , contains no onion and garlic , we called it Niramish Allo r Dum. During festivals in any prasad, this Aloo r Dom is a must with khichdi and chutney or Poori.