Tama curry (bamboo shoot curry)

Ingredients

• 1 cup fermented bamboo shoot (tama), sliced
• 2 potatoes, cubed
• ½ cup black-eyed beans, soaked overnight and boiled
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbsp each ginger and garlic paste
• 2 green chillies
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 2 tbsp mustard oil
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Wash the bamboo shoots and squeeze out the liquid.
2. Heat mustard oil and fry the onion until golden. Add ginger, garlic and chillies.
3. Add tomatoes, turmeric, cumin and coriander powder and cook until the oil separates.
4. Add the potatoes and bamboo shoots and fry for 5 minutes.
5. Add the beans, salt and 2 cups of water and simmer until the potatoes are soft.
6. Serve hot with rice.