COORG STYLE

Bamboo shoots curry

Ingredients: 6 bamboo shoots, red chilly powder 10 grams, turmeric powder ½ tsp, 5 grams coriander seeds, 3 grams cumin, 6 cloves garlic, 2.5 cm piece of ginger, a few pepper corns, 1 tsp rice flour, cumin 1 tsp (roasted) and 50 ml oil.

For tempering: ¼ tsp mustard seeds, 4-6 red chilies and 2- spring curry leaves.

Method: Peel bamboo shoots and take only the tender white part, slice them, put in salt water for 24 hours. Drain. Soak again in salt water for another 24 hours. Cook in the same liquid till done. Grind together red chilly powder, turmeric, coriander, cumin, garlic and ginger. Heat oil and then add mustard seeds. When they crackle, add curry leaves, whole red chilies, pepper corns and ground masala and fry well. Add 1 tsp rice flour and the cooked bamboo shoots. Simmer for a few minutes till the bamboo shoots have absorbed the flavor from the spice. Sprinkle roasted cumin powder over and remove.