Chicken with bamboo shoot

Ingredients

• 750 g country chicken, in pieces
• 1 cup fresh or fermented bamboo shoot, sliced
• 2 inch ginger, crushed
• 6 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1–2 king chillies or 4 green chillies
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• A few leaves of local herbs, if available
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Put the chicken with salt and 2 cups water in a pot and bring to a boil.
2. Add the bamboo shoot, ginger, garlic and chillies.
3. Cover and cook for 25–30 minutes until the chicken is tender.
4. Add the tomatoes and cook 5–8 minutes until they break down.
5. Add the herbs and serve hot with rice.