Bamboo Shoot is one of the most liked dishes in eastern cultures like Indian, Chinese, Japanese, and South East Asian. The crunchy texture of bamboo shoots is paired with both simple and complex flavours starting with simplest fries, stews(letha) to complex chicken curries.
In this recipe, we will explore the simplest version of Bamboo Shoot recipe, which is cooked with just 4 ingredients, requires no preparation and takes roughly 15 minutes to cook.
- Preparation Time: 2-5 minutes
- Cooking Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes (max)
Table of Contents
Ingredients
Roughly serves 3-4 people.
- Shredded Bamboo Shoots
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric powder – 1 teaspoon
- Water to boil the shoots
- 1 medium sized tomato
- 1/2 chopped onion (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds (optional)
Recipe
- Wash the bamboo shoots in a strainer with running water.
- Place them in a pan of water, add salt and bring to boil for 10 minutes or till the raw smell of bamboo is gone.
- In another pan, toss chopped tomatoes for 2 minutes.
- Add 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder.
- You can add a temper of mustard seeds or half an onion if you like.
- When the tomatoes are 50% cooked, remove the bamboo shoots from boiling water and place it in this pan.
- Mix well and turn the flame to the lowest level.
- Cover and cook till 5 minutes.
- Turn off the flame.
The dish is ready to serve and goes best with Rice and Dal.
