You can often find fresh bamboo shoots in Asian food stores, but they’re not easy to prepare as they’re protected by many layers of overlapping, brown husk covered in fine, sharp hairs.

Reduce the heat to low and add the chicken, bamboo shoots, reserved coconut milk, lime leaves (or lemon zest), fish sauce, tamarind paste (or lemon juice) and the palm sugar (or brown sugar).

Drain and rinse the bamboo shoots. Trim the chilli ... curry paste and 3 tablespoons of coconut milk. Stir fry for a couple of minutes then add the garlic and shallots, toss for another couple ...