Bamboo chicken, also known as “chicken in the bamboo,” is a traditional method of cooking chicken using bamboo as a cooking vessel. This method of cooking has a long history in many parts of the world, particularly in Southeast Asia and parts of China, where bamboo is abundant and has been used for cooking and food preparation for centuries. In Local Language it is Known as Bongulo Chicken.

To prepare bamboo chicken, a whole chicken is cleaned and marinated in a mixture of spices and herbs. The chicken is then placed inside a section of bamboo, which has been hollowed out and cleaned to create a makeshift cooking pot. The chicken is sealed inside the bamboo with clay or other materials, and the bamboo is placed over a fire or hot coals to cook.

 

The bamboo acts as a natural oven, trapping heat and steam inside and cooking the chicken slowly and evenly. As the bamboo cooks, the juices and flavours of the chicken and marinade are absorbed into the bamboo, giving the chicken a unique, woody flavour and aroma.

 

Bamboo chicken is often served as a festive or special occasion dish, and is often prepared at outdoor gatherings or celebrations. It is also a popular street food in many parts of Asia, where vendors sell bamboo chicken from mobile carts or stalls.

 

In addition to its delicious taste and unique cooking method, bamboo chicken is also considered to be a healthy and environmentally friendly way of cooking. Bamboo is a sustainable and renewable resource, and using it as a cooking vessel helps to reduce waste and minimize the impact on the environment.

 

Overall, bamboo chicken is a delicious and unique way of cooking chicken that has a long and rich history in many parts of the world. If you have the opportunity to try it, be sure to give it a taste – you won’t be disappointed!

 

Making of Bamboo Chicken:

Ingredients Skinless chicken (cut the chicken into small pieces), chopped onions, chopped green chillies, ginger paste, garlic paste, dry spices: salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, chicken masala powder.

Method

• Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients and keep this aside for 1 hour.
• Stuff the marinated chicken into the bamboo shoot through the open side and close the open end with leaves (banana leaves or palm leaves).
• Roast the bamboo stick for at least 45 minutes on a medium flame, by keeping it on coal.
• After 45 minutes, cut open the bamboo shoot.
• Take out the chicken pieces.

 

 

Advantages of Bamboo Chicken:

• Bamboo chicken is an oil free and nutritionally rich dish.
• With high levels of fibre and very few calories per serving, bamboo shoots are a great way to lower your levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol.
• Bamboo shoots are considered as one of the useful health foods because of their rich contents of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, fibres, and minerals and very low fat.
• Cooked bamboo shoots have just 0.9 net carbs per 100 grams., while canned bamboo shoots have a net carb count of 1.8. Raw bamboo shoots have 3 net carbs for each 100-gram serving.
• Calories Per serving contains 254 kcal

Carbohydrates: 30 g

Protein: 18 g

Fat: 6 g