Authentic Manipuri Ooti Vegetarian Bamboo Shoot Curry with Warm Chakhao Amubi

Name: Authentic Manipuri Ooti Vegetarian Bamboo Shoot Curry with Warm Chakhao Amubi
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Manipuri
Ingredients: 1 cup yellow split peas (dried, soaked); 1.5 cups fresh bamboo shoots, finely sliced; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 green chilies, slit; 1 sprig fresh chives or local herbs (garlic chives); Salt to taste; 3 cups water; 2 cups cooked Chakhao Amubi (Manipuri black rice)

Experience the delicate flavors of Manipur with this traditional vegetarian curry featuring tender bamboo shoots, split yellow peas, and aromatic herbs. Served alongside warm nutty black rice, it offers an authentic taste of Northeast Indian comfort food.

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55min Total Time

4 Servings

Manipuri Cuisine

Recipe

Rinse the soaked split peas and boil them in water with a pinch of baking soda until tender and partially mashed.

Add the sliced bamboo shoots, slit green chilies, and salt to the boiling peas.

Simmer on medium heat for about 15 to 20 minutes until the bamboo shoots absorb the flavors and the broth thickens slightly.

Stir in fresh chopped garlic chives or local herbs just before removing from heat.

Serve hot alongside freshly steamed warm Chakhao Amubi black rice.

Ingredients

1 cup yellow split peas (dried, soaked)

1.5 cups fresh bamboo shoots, finely sliced

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 green chilies, slit

1 sprig fresh chives or local herbs (garlic chives)

Salt to taste

3 cups water

2 cups cooked Chakhao Amubi (Manipuri black rice)

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