Aaloo Tama Bodi

Ingredients:

1 cup dried bodi (black eyed beans)
1/2 kg potatoes
1/2 cup tama (sour bamboo shoots)
2 medium sized tomatoes
2 - 3 green chillies or dried whole red chillies (optional)
1 small bunch fresh green garlic leaves or fresh coriander
1 teaspoon ginger paste
1 teaspoon garlic paste
1/5 teaspoon Jeera (cumin) seeds
1/5 teaspoon besar (turmeric powder)
2 teaspoons jeera (cumin) powder
1 teaspoon red chilli powder (optional)
3 tablespoons oil
2 cups water
Salt to taste

Cooking method:

1. Soak the bodi in water overnight.
2. Boil the soaked bodi till it is cooked. ( I recommend pressure cooking it for 5 minutes)
3. Boil the potatoes, peel and cut into medium sized pieces.
4. Cut the tama into 1 inch sized pieces.
5. Cut the tomatoes and fresh green garlic leaves or coriander into small pieces.
6. Heat the oil in a pan and splutter the Jeera seeds.
7. Add the whole chillies to the pan and fry for 1 minute.
8. Add the ginger paste, garlic paste, besar, jeera powder, chilli powder & tama and fry for 2 minutes.
9. Add the boiled potatoes, bodi & salt and fry for 5 minutes.
10. Add the tomatoes & water, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
11. Finally put the green garlic or coriander and cook for 1 minute.