Chhon Kwa (Curry of bamboo shoots, black beans and potato)

Ingredients

1. 1 cup black-eyed peas 
2. 2 potatoes
3. 1 cup bamboo shoots 
4. 1/2 cup fined chopped onions
5. 1/8 cup fine chopped tomatoes
6. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
7. 1 tsp turmeric powder
8. 2 tsp cumin-coriander powder
9. 2 sliced green chillies/1 tsp red chillies
10. 1 tsp garlic paste/powder
11. 1 tsp ginger paste/powder
12. Fresh coriander for garnish
13. 2 tbsp oil
14. Salt to taste

Steps

1. Soak black-eyed beans overnight and drain the water or can(if you use canned black-eyed beans).
2. Boil potatoes and black-eyed beans.
3. Heat oil in a saucepan or a cooking pot.
4. Once the oil is hot, fry cumin seeds and onions until it goes brown. (see carousel image 2)
5. Add boiled black-eyed beans and potatoes, mix and fry for 2-3 mins.
6. Add turmeric, cumin, sliced green chillies, garlic-ginger paste and salt. (see carousel image 3)
7. Once there is a spicy aroma, add bamboo shoots and mix well with all the spices. (see carousel image 4)
8. Add 4 cups of boiling water and cook it for 10 mins over medium-low heat.
9. Sprinkle some chopped fresh coriander before serving.
10. Serve with rice, beaten-rice, dinks or Samay Baji set. (see carousel image 5)

Utensils

• Saucepan/cooking pot
• Spatula
• Bowl
• Ladle for serving

Where to buy?

You can easily buy spices, black-eyed beans at the department store, grocery or Asian shops. You can easily get bamboo shoots in the Chinese shops, Amazon and eBay.

Recipe Notes

• You can also add Yam for a tasty flavour.
• If you forgot to soak black-eyed beans, you can use canned black-eyed beans.