Duck Bamboo Curry

Duck Bamboo Curry (popularly known as Bengali: হাঁস বাঁশ, romanized: Hash Bash) is one kind of curry made of duck and bamboo shoot,[2][3] is a popular food in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh.[4] This is one of the traditional and delicious dishes in Bengali cuisine.[4] Although it is not as common in all areas as a curry.[5]

Hash Bash

Alternative names	Aash Bash, Duck Bamboo Curry
Course	main
Place of origin	Bangladesh
Region or state	Sylhet region
Main ingredients	bamboo shoot, duck, spices (paste of onion , garlic and ginger), curd[1]
Variations	Duck-bamboo with or without milk
Cookbook: Hash Bash

Though it is not exactly clear who started eating bamboo shoots as food for the first time, many historical data shows that the Chinese started eating it since long ago. This dish is eaten with Tandoor bread as well.[6][7] Hash Bash curry is less spicy in taste.[8]

Ingredients

Duck, bamboo shoots, various types of spices such as sliced onion, paste of garlic and ginger, cumin, garam masala, turmeric, chilli powder, panch phoron and salt, as well as yogurt, tomato, mustard seeds and a little amount of almond, green pepper and cinnamon.[9][10]

Procedure

Oil is heated first in a frypan before adding sliced onion to it. When the onion becomes a little soft, the ginger, garlic, almonds and mustard is poured and stirred. When it is slightly fried then the rest of ingredient is to be seasoned with spices. After that, adding some water, the boneless duck flesh should be poured into the pan.[1] When the meat is cooked, reducing heat of the cooker it's required to add some peppers and bamboo shoots and cover the pot for a while. Then the mixture is removed from the stove by spreading panch phoron and mix powdered milk with water as required.[9]

See also

• Bangladeshi cuisine
• List of duck dishes

References

1. "সিলেটের দুটি রান্না" (in Bengali). bdnews24.com. 24 Oct 2017. Retrieved 20 Jan 2019.
2. "Bangladesh cuisine part I - delectable and diverse". The Daily Star. December 6, 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
3. "Memories of Sylhet (Part 2)". Dhaka Tribune. March 5, 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
4. "সিলেটের ঐতিহ্যবাহী খাবার হাঁস-বাঁশ" (in Bengali). bangladeshtoday.net. 10 Feb 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
5. "বাঁশ-হাঁস". pranerbangla.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
6. "Royal Spice (Priestpopple, Hexham)". www.food.list.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
7. "Royal Spice Online Booking Tool Other". www.onionring.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
8. "Corbridge Tandoori". foursquare.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
9. "হাঁস-বাঁশ" (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. 19 Feb 2013. Retrieved 20 Jan 2019.
10. "Duck curry with bamboo shoots (Haash-baash bhuna)". eatyourbooks.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.