Aamat (Bastar mixed vegetable curry)
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A thin, sour curry of Bastar made with seasonal vegetables, bamboo shoot and a little rice paste, cooked with very little oil.
Region: Chhattisgarh (Bastar)Occasion: Everyday meals and festivalsTime: 40 minServes: 4Vegan
Ingredients
- 3 cups mixed vegetables (pumpkin, brinjal, beans, drumstick, colocasia), cut
- ½ cup bamboo shoot, sliced
- 2 tbsp rice, soaked and ground to a paste
- 1 tbsp tamarind pulp or a few pieces of tomato
- 2 green chillies
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp oil (optional)
- Salt to taste
- 4 cups water
Method
- Boil the vegetables and bamboo shoot in the water with turmeric and salt.
- When they are half cooked, add the chillies and tamarind.
- Stir the rice paste into a little water and pour it in slowly, stirring.
- Simmer until the vegetables are soft and the curry thickens slightly.
- Add a little tempered oil if you like. Serve with rice.
History
Aamat is a traditional dish of the tribal communities of Bastar, who use forest vegetables and bamboo shoot in season.
Significance
Aamat is cooked at festivals and community feasts in Bastar, including during Bastar Dussehra.