DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Aloo Bodi Tama
Nepalese potato, black-eyed-bean and pickled-bamboo curry.

About Aloo Bodi Tama
Victoria Glass presents aloo bodi tama as a Nepalese potato, bean and bamboo curry. This version selects her pickled-bamboo option, which she identifies as the more authentic choice, and keeps the traditionally soupy consistency.
Ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander and turmeric season the tomato-based sauce. Naga bhut jolokia supplies fruity heat, with timur optional and lemon juice available to adjust the acidity.
Tender waxy potatoes and black-eyed beans give the bowl its substantial body beside slices of bamboo. Fresh coriander finishes the curry, with rice an optional accompaniment.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Aloo Bodi Tama
Victoria Glass’s Nepalese aloo bodi tama with pickled bamboo shoots.
- Sunflower oilCooking medium
- OnionsAromatic
- Root gingerAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Ground cuminSeasoning
- Ground corianderSeasoning
- Turmeric powderSeasoning
- Ground timurSeasoning · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Naga bhut jolokia chilli powderSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Fine sea saltSeasoning
- Lemon juiceSeasoning · Optional
- Canned black-eyed beansBase
- Waxy new potatoesBase
- Pickled bamboo shootsBase
- Canned chopped tomatoesBase
- Fresh corianderGarnish
- WaterLiquid
- RiceAccompaniment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Sunflower oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Root ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader cumin candidate; powder form.
- Ground coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader coriander candidate; ground spice form.
- Turmeric powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader turmeric candidate; powder form.
- Ground timur (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source optional timur option338/351 selected over Szechuan alternative; precise botanical species unresolved.
- Naga bhut jolokia chilli powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual whole naga ground339; exact registry cultivar absent.
- Fine sea salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Recipe salt plus explicit salted potato-parboiling water353.
- Lemon juice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Pickled-bamboo branch329 says taste before adding lemon; conditional acidity adjustment356 retained.
- Canned black-eyed beans: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader black-eyed-pea identity; actual tinned/drained form and product formula unknown.
- Waxy new potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader potato candidate; waxy new-potato form retained.
- Pickled bamboo shoots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader bamboo-shoot candidate; source329 explicit more-authentic pickled option selected instead of ordinary canned shoots. Pickling formula unprovided.
- Canned chopped tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader tomato candidate; tinned chopped form and formula unknown.
- Fresh coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader coriander candidate; fresh chopped garnish356.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit salted potato parboil353, tomato-tin residue rinse and extra curry water354. No inferred bean-rinse medium or tin-volume arithmetic.
- Rice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Optional source329 accompaniment; separate preparation formula unknown.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- NepalCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Nepalese Cuisine
- Newar CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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