Asian and South East Asian dishes often feature a rustic and earthy ingredient aka bamboo shoots which make them jam-packed with nutty earthy flavour. Bamboo shoots are often enjoyed boiled or canned and boasts a crisp texture. They are highly nutritious and contain a good amount of fiber, copper, and vitamins B6 and E in each portion. If you are up for an earthy and soothing tasty meal, make sure to rustle up the easy to make recipes shared by chefs.
THAI BAMBOO SHOOT NOODLES
INGREDIENTS
· Chopped onions 50 gms
· Prawns 220 gms
· Bamboo shoot 50 gms
· Baby corn 50 gms
· Black peppercorn 10 gms
· Dry noodles 180 gms
· Oyster sauce 30 ml
· Soya sauce 20 ml
· Sugar 10 gms
· Salt as per taste
· Moong sprouts 50 gms
· Thai red chilli 5 gms
· Aromat seasoning powder 5 gms
METHOD OF PREPARATION
Boil the dry noodles and keep it aside.
Wash bamboo shoots and blanch them and keep them aside.
Now take a wok and heat sunflower oil, add prawns and sauté for a minute. Now add juliennes of baby corn, bamboo shoot sauté it for a moment and add pepper powder.
Add boiled noodles, oyster sauce, salt and sprinkle sugar. Sauté them for a while and add sprouts and season with aromatic powder.
Garnish with spring onion and Thai red chilli and crushed peanuts.
THAI GREEN CURRY WITH BAMBOO SHOOT
INGREDIENTS
Dark green chillies 20 gms
Galangal 15 gms
Lemon grass 15 gms
Garlic peeled 15 gms
Onion 30 gms
Coriander roots 50 gms
Roasted cumin 10 gms
Roasted coriander seeds 15 gms
Coconut milk 100 ml
Basil leaves 8 leaves
Kaffir lime 5 gms
Bamboo shoot 60 gms
Bell peppers 60 gms
Zucchini 60 gms
Mushrooms 60 gms
French beans 60 gms
Salt to taste
Sugar a pinch
White pepper powder a pinch
Sunflower oil 30 ml
METHOD OF PREPARATION
Take a mixer jar and combine all the ingredients (green chillies, galangal, lemon grass, garlic, onion, coriander roots, roast cumin, roasted coriander seeds) and make a fine paste.
Take a pan and heat oil in it. Once oil is hot add green paste and sauté on medium flame to remove the rawness from the paste.
Now add the vegetables and bamboo shoot in it and cook until vegetables become tender.
Add coconut milk and mix well to avoid lumps cooked for a minute. Season with salt, sugar and white pepper.
Serve hot along with steamed rice.
— Recipes by Chef Ganesh Gangoni, Sous chef and chef Incharge culinary, KCP Mercure, Hyderabad
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STIR FRIED BAMBOO SHOOT WITH BROCCOLI
INGREDIENTS
Garlic 1 tbsp
Ginger chopped 1 tbsp
Bell pepper 10 gms
Broccoli 100 gms
Bamboo shoot 100 gms
Sweet soya 3ml
Sesame oil 10ml
Salt a pinch
Seasoning Powder a pinch
Spring onion 5gms
METHOD OF PREPARATION
Heat the wok and put some oil, add chopped ginger garlic and sauté well
After that add the vegetables and bamboo and toss them well
Add the seasoning, sesame oil, sweet soya, and stock. Then add the thinking agent stirred well, garnish with spring onion.
BAMBOO SHOOT KA SHAMI
INGREDIENTS
Bamboo shoot 200gms
Chana dal 50gms
Read chili powder 1 tsp
Cinnamon stick 1 small
Green cardamom 20gms
Garlic chopped 20gms
Shajeera 20 Gms
Green chili chopped 10gms
Salt to taste
Garam masala powder 5gms
Ghee 25gms
Chopped coriander 10gms
Chopped Mint 10 gms
METHOD OF PREPARATION
Wash and soak chana dal after it is boiled.
Make the chana dal to smooth paste
Sauté bamboo shoot added grated potato and spices then roast that mixture to cool it room temperature.
Add coriander leaf and mint leaf and mix with dal paste to make a dough, then make 40 gram patties
Shallow fry the patties on hot tawa and serve it with mint chutney
- Recipes by Chef Kailash Gundupalli, Director Culinary, Novotel Hyderabad Convention
