Ingredients

• Horse gram - 1 cup
• Dry red chillies - 5 to 6
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Grated coconut - 2 cup
• Tamarind - lemon size
• Fresh or canned bamboo shoots - 2 cup, cut into 4 cm pieces
• Garlic - 12 flakes
• Salt to taste

How to Make Bamboo Shoot Koddel

• Wash the horse gram and pressure cook with about 2.5 cup of water for 20 mins.
• Meanwhile, roast red chillies and grind with coconut, salt and tamarind to a smooth paste.
• When the horse gram is cooked, add the ground paste, bamboo shoots, salt and enough water to form creamy gravy.
• Simmer for 5 minutes and remove from fire.
• Heat the remaining oil in a small fry pan.
• Add garlic cloves and fry till dark brown.
• Add them with the oil.
• Serve.