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Taro Nest with Warm Salad
Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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Scrumptious taro nest prepared with noodles and cornflour is topped with a warm salad of mixed vegetables, soya sauce, honey and other ingredients, to create a irresistible starter.
The veggies in the salad are minimally sautéed so that their flavour is enhanced without losing the crunch. Assemble the Taro Nest with Warm Salad just before serving.
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Preparation Time
20 Mins
Cooking Time
20 Mins
Total Time
40 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
For The Taro Nest
2 cups parboiled hakka noodles
2 tsp cornflour
salt to taste
oil for deep-frying
For The Warm Salad
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/2 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
1/4 cup sliced spring onions (whites and greens)
1/2 cup diagonally cut and blanched baby corn
1/2 cup capsicum cubes
1/2 cup diagonally cut and blanched French beans
1/2 cup bean sprouts
1/2 tsp soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp honey
salt to taste
For The Garnish
Method
- Spread the parboiled noodles on a kitchen towel and keep aside for 20 minutes.
- Transfer the noodles into a bowl or plate, add the cornflour and salt and toss gently.
- Divide the noodles into 2 equal portions.
- Place 1 portion of the noodles in a strainer to make a basket, along the mesh of the strainer.
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, hold the strainer with the noodles in the hot oil as shown in the image 1.
- Keep pouring the oil all over the noodles evenly and deep-fry till it turns golden brown in colour from all the sides, as shown in the image 2.
- Remove the taro nest carefully from the strainer and place on an absorbent paper.
- Repeat steps 4 to 6 to make 1 more nest. Keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic, green chillies and ginger and sauté on a high flame or 30 seconds.
- Add the spring onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the baby corn and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the capsicum, french beans, bean sprouts, soya sauce, honey and salt and sauté on a high flame for 2 minutes.
- Divide the warm salad into 2 equal portions.
- Place one portion of the salad into a taro nest and top it with ½ tsp of sesame seeds.
- Repeat step 2 to make 1 more nest.
- Serve immediately.
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Asari
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hakka noodles deep fried till crisp.. and the warm salad.. with lots of crunchy vegetables... and a sweet and sour taste of the sauce..This was relished by my family very much.. It is a different recipe.. with an innovative way.. to eat..
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