The taro curry is famous in Bengal
@aninditasen (15780)
Raurkela, India
June 28, 2022 8:13am CST
Do you have the taro in the west? In India it's a common root vegetable and grows easily. In Bengal it's famous as a vegetarian as well as an non- veg dish. It's cooked with fried prawns as a non-veg dish.
I made the vegetarian taro curry on Monday. I love it with the spices added to it like, cumin powder, turmeric, ginger paste and some aromatic spices like cardamom, cinnamon, clove and pepper with some clarified butter garnishing.
Have you ever heard about and taken the taro.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
29 Jun 22
@Sojourn Maybe, but if I didn't like how it tastes, I won't eat it.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
29 Jun 22
I like potatoes better than taro, too. Maybe because I grew up eating potatoes and didn't know taro was edible until I started talking with friends here on myLot. (I grow taro as a houseplant, so grew some more to try eating. I didn't like it.)
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@Sojourn (13836)
• India
29 Jun 22
@DaddyEvil But it is more nutritious than potato
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@Beestring (13419)
• Hong Kong
28 Jun 22
I love taro. It is also quite popular in Hong Kong as a vegetarian as well as a non-veg dish. Never tried taro curry though. I usually cook it with chicken.
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@aninditasen (15780)
• Raurkela, India
29 Jun 22
I have never tried it with chicken. How do you cook it with chicken?
@aninditasen (15780)
• Raurkela, India
3 Jul 22
@Beestring What do you use for merination?
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@Beestring (13419)
• Hong Kong
29 Jun 22
1. Mix chicken with marinade.
2. Deep-fry taro in hot oil until golden yellow. Drain.
3. Heat 3 tbsp oil in casserole.
4. Saute shallots and green onions until fragrant.
5. Add chicken and stir-fry until done. Add sauce mix and taro.
6. Simmer with lid on until sauce thickens. Stir in coconut milk and cook until heated through.
I use oyster sauce. Seldom cook it now cause it's quite oily.
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@yanzalong (18982)
• Indonesia
28 Jun 22
I have never heard about this. The food looks tasty.
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@aninditasen (15780)
• Raurkela, India
29 Jun 22
It's a root vegetable. It grows under the soil. It also helps in purifying our blood. It's also called yam.
@ketinaharriet (397)
• Nairobi, Kenya
28 Jun 22
I have never, but first looking at the photo I thought it was meat, then the next thing came to my mind is I know most indians don't take meat. So I took my time to read what is happening but I see is a vegetable and the same non vegetable.
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@aninditasen (15780)
• Raurkela, India
29 Jun 22
It becomes a non-vegetarian dish when we cook it with fried prawns. Indians do take meat but not all types of meat.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
10 Jul 22
We have here in the Philippines. This kjnd of starchy tuberous roots we call it gabi or palawan in our local dialect.
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@aninditasen (15780)
• Raurkela, India
11 Jul 22
Thank you. Glad I am learning lot of new words from you and my other mylot friends too.
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@DevMrSamEleazar (13701)
• Philippines
28 Jun 22
that looks nice tho. but im not a fan of veggies so imma take the non-veg dish. and yea I will still pick the veggies and side it.
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@aninditasen (15780)
• Raurkela, India
29 Jun 22
Some people don't like vegetables but they should be taken for the clarification of the system. Vegetables are also rich in vitamins.
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@DevMrSamEleazar (13701)
• Philippines
29 Jun 22
@aninditasen yea im one of them. But I take veggies if I dont see or feel them. like ultimate crushed..
And yea I know that veggies are rich in vitamins but I just dont like it if I feel or see them. or I would throw up.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
29 Jun 22
Yes, we grow taro as house and yard plants but very few people eat them here. I grew a bunch of plants a few years ago and followed a recipe I found online to cook some. I didn't like it. I gave a bunch of the plants away but kept four pots full of them here in my house.
I'll show you a photo of some of them. Photo is mine.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
29 Jun 22
@aninditasen Yes, that's what the recipe I used called for. Yucky!
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@aninditasen (15780)
• Raurkela, India
29 Jun 22
If you take tamarind. You can boil it and then cook it with some butter or oil along with tamarind paste and chilly or pepper.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
28 Jun 22
I've heard of it but never had it before. It looks good.
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@aninditasen (15780)
• Raurkela, India
29 Jun 22
You can try it as is helps in the purification of your blood.
