Aalu and Tama can be cooked in various ways; this is one of the methods I am writing.

Ingredients:

3 Medium sized Potatoes, skinned and sliced round
100 gm Tama ( fresh or fermented Bamboo shoots)
50 gm Mustard seeds, blended to a paste
½ Tsp Cumin seeds
2 Dried red Chillies broken into half
½ Tsp Turmeric powder
½ Tsp red Chilli powder
Salt to taste
6 Tbsp Refined oil
1 Small Onion minced
1 Small Tomato minced
1½ cups water

Aloo ra Tama (Bamboo Shoots)

Method:

1) Heat the wok, add half of the oil, add Tama and fry for 5 minutes and keep a side.
2 )Add remaining oil, add cumin seeds and red chillies, and let it crackle for ½ a minute.
3) Add minced onions fry for about 3-to 5 minutes.
4) Add blended Mustard fry for 7 minutes.
5) Add Potatoes; salt, turmeric powder, and red chilli powder, fry for 3 minutes.
6) Add Tama and tomatoes, fry for about 2 minutes.
7) Add water, close the lid and let it cook till the potatoes are tender and the gravy turns slightly thicker.
8) Serve hot with Rice or Chiura (beaten rice).

Ingredients:

Potatoes ½ kg(peeled and sliced)

Cauliflower ½ kg(cut in to small pieces)

Cumin seeds ½ tea spoon

Asafoetida 1 pinch

Red chillies 2 pices broken in to half

Oil ½ cup

Ginger paste 1 tea spoon

Garlic paste 1 tea spoon

Cumin powder ½ tea spoon

Red chilli powder ½ tea spoon

Turmeric powder  ½ tea spoon

Salt to taste

Method:

1)Heat the wok (Karahi)

2) Add oil add cumin seeds ,asafoetida and broken red chillies, let it crackle till the cumin and chillies is little dark

3) Add potatoes, fry for 1 minute and add salt turmeric powder and chilli powder

4)Add cauliflower let it cook for 5 minutes over medium heat

5)Add ginger and garlic paste, fry till the potatoes and cauliflowers are cooked and the oil appears and they look on the crispy side

6)Serve with rice.

Ingredients:

1 Kg chicken cut in to 1 inch pieces (with bone or boneless)

3 Medium onion thinly sliced

1 Tbsp garam masala powder (cinnamon, cardamom, clove, pepper corns, dried bay leaf, asafoetida, cumin seeds powdered together).

1 Tsp red chilli powder

½ Tsp turmeric powder

1 Tsp cumin powder

1 Tsp coriander powder

1 Cup oil (if desired oil can be taken out when the chicken is cooked)

Coriander leaves to garnish

Salt to taste

Method:

1) Heat the oil in a wok (Karahi ).

2) Add onion and fry till transparent.

3) Add chicken fry for about 10 minutes on medium heat stirring occasionally.

4)  Add salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, Garam Masala powder, cumin powder and coriander powder.

5) Fry till the chicken is cooked and crisp.

6) Garnish with coriander leaves, serve hot with rice or Pulao.