Bamboo Shoot Fry

Serves:	5
Recipe Type:	Veg.
Preparation Time:	10 M
Cooking Time:	35 M
Difficulty:	Average

Ingredients:

• 1 piece Tender Bamboo Shoot, about one foot long
• 2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
• 4 Dry Red Chilies
• 1 cup Oil
• Salt, as per taste

Cooking Instructions:

• Rip off the hard exterior of the bamboo shoot and then cut it into small pieces. Rinse it thoroughly.
• Now, take a bowl and mix the bamboo shoot pieces with baking soda. Keep it aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and fry fenugreek seeds in it. When the seeds start to crackle, put dry red chilies and salt in it.
• Now, put bamboo shoot pieces in the fried spices and cook on low flame, till the shoot dries up.
• Add 2 tbsp of water in it and stir well.
• Serve hot and crisp.