Aloo tama
{{Short description|Nepali soup}}
{{Infobox Prepared Food|name=Aloo tama|alternate_name=Aloo bodi tama|country=Nepal|course=Main|type=Soup, curry|region=Hilly region of Nepal|image=Aalu Bodi Tama 3.jpg|caption=Cooked aloo tama|main_ingredient=Fermented bamboo shoots (tama), boiled potatoes, black-eyed peas, salt, spices|minor_ingredient=Onion, garlic, tomatoes, chilies, pepper}}
Aloo tama ({{Langx|ne|आलू तामा}}) or aloo bodi tama ({{Langx|ne|आलू बोडी तामा}}) is a Nepali soup dish made of fermented bamboo shoots, potatoes and black-eyed peas.{{Cite web|date=2019-07-09|title=Where To Find The Best Himalayan Food In LA|url=https://laist.com/news/food/best-himalayan-food-in-la|access-date=2022-02-14|website=LAist|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2019-04-26|title=Love spicy food? Try exotic Nepali cuisine|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food-news/love-spicy-food-try-exotic-nepali-cuisine/photostory/69058845.cms|access-date=2022-02-14|website=The Times of India|language=en}}
Etymology
Aloo tama can literally be translated as potato and tama soup. Tama is fermented bamboo shoots that has a strong sour taste.{{Cite web|last=Munro|first=Kelsey|date=2011-04-08|title=Mustang Nepalese|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/mustang-nepalese-20110408-1d6h9.html|access-date=2022-02-14|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}
Preparation
A simple potato curry is cooked and at the final stages the bamboo is fried (some may not choose to do it) and added to the soup. Another ingredient in this soup very commonly used would be bodi or tane bodi which is the black eyed peas making it aloo tama bodi. Garlic, tomatoes and lemon are also used by some people.{{Cite web|date=2006-11-04|title=A basic Kathmandu thaali|url=https://www.himalmag.com/a-basic-kathmandu-thaali/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=Himal Southasian|language=en-GB}}