Bamboca Curry

Posted By : Joanna D'souza 

Bambuke bombil (बांबुके बोंबील)
- One of the most delicious delicacy of Bollywood actors
Bambuke bombil - What are they? Name seems little odd right?
As per the name, "Bambuke bombil" they are the wet bombil fish or Bombay ducks which are dried on a bamboo stick or bambu (बांबू) in Hindi or Marathi languages of India. Hence the name "bambuke bombil".
This Bombay ducks are semi dried .i.e they are neither fully dried nor wet. Hence, the best season to get them is between November to March being comparatively less hot in the noon than the summer's.
This bambuke bombil were the most popular delicacy of Bolywood actors like Sunil Dutt, Sanjay Dutt while their shoot at Versova koliwada.
This bambuke bombil originally dried along the coast of Versova, Madh island, Manori gradually got popular amongst other native villages in the city.

Means Fresh Bombloes /Fresh Bombils or Bombay Duck as we call it Is  Air dried on Bamboo Stick for 1 Day , it's not wet Neither it's too dry , It's texture is in between wet and dry

That's why we call it Bamboo ka or Bamboca Bombils

Arrange 10 to 12 wet fresh Bombils and dry them hanging on stick for 1 full day

Cut Ingredients :

6 - 8 white Bulbs of spring onions roughly Chopped

Handful chopped green shoots of spring onions

2-3 finely chopped green chillies

3 slitted Green Chilles

1 medium sized 🍅 Tomatoe finely chopped

Handful finely chopped green Coriander leaves

Freshly Ground Wet Vindaloo Paste

Put it in mixer

8 - 10  seedless Red Kashmiri Chillies

1/2 inch piece Chopped ginger

1/2 pod peeled garlic

1/2 Tablespoon whole Jeera Powder

1 Teaspoon Termeric Powder

1/4 cup white vinegar

And little bit of water

Grind all this into a thick paste

And set aside

Method of Preparation:

Heat your vessel on Medium heat

Add 3 to 4 Tablespoon of oil

Then with step by step sauting process

Add white onion Bulbs and saute for just 1 minute

Then add finely chopped green chillies also saute and fry until soft

Then add finely chopped tomatoes cook until soft and Transparent

Then add your Green Spring onion shoots

Then add your Ground Vindaloo paste, fry well until flavour erupts

Immediately Add 2 cups or sufficent Water pls don't make too watery

Increase the heat and bring it to full boil

Add required amount of salt

Then Finally add your Bamboca Bombils

Lower the heat once again and cook these Bombloes till done , pls don't over cook them

Garnish it with handful of Chopped Green Coriander leaves

And Slitted Green Chilles

These Bombloes Curry + ✋ Handmade Rice Rotis I think is the best Combination

No Rice ,No Chapatis please