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Yam or Taro?
Yam or Taro?

photo from Euphocafe
i've always presumed Yam was Taro, that it looked like Taro.
so earlier, i purchased two fresh Taro root, surf the net and realised yams look like sweet potatoes and tapioca, with thin brown skin and looked like root plants.
thus, i've to settle for that and made Tapioca Sago with Pumpkin.
Recipe: Taro Sago & Pumpkin Dessert

-sorry the pic is really tiny..
Ingredients:
2 taro root
1/2 pumpkin
2 Honey Rock Sugar (each around 5x10cm, add more if you love it sweet)
1-2 cups of sago
10 large pandan leaves
steps:
1. soak sago in water for half hour.
2. prepare diced taro. Add half portion of taro in a large pot together with the rock sugar, turn on high heat. make sure the taro is cooked and well blended into a soup.
3. add diced pumpkin and remaining portion of taro into soup, set on low heat for 15mins.
3. when the taro is soft, add the sago and boil for another 10mins or less on low heat - till sago turns transparent.
4. turn off heat, add fresh pandan leaves into soup and cover.
5. remove pandan leaves before serving.
Great in taste both served hot or cold!
For Yam & Sago Dessert, its the same method of cooking.
Yes, Its this simple.
Yam or Taro?

photo from Euphocafe
i've always presumed Yam was Taro, that it looked like Taro.
so earlier, i purchased two fresh Taro root, surf the net and realised yams look like sweet potatoes and tapioca, with thin brown skin and looked like root plants.
thus, i've to settle for that and made Tapioca Sago with Pumpkin.
Recipe: Taro Sago & Pumpkin Dessert

-sorry the pic is really tiny..
Ingredients:
2 taro root
1/2 pumpkin
2 Honey Rock Sugar (each around 5x10cm, add more if you love it sweet)
1-2 cups of sago
10 large pandan leaves
steps:
1. soak sago in water for half hour.
2. prepare diced taro. Add half portion of taro in a large pot together with the rock sugar, turn on high heat. make sure the taro is cooked and well blended into a soup.
3. add diced pumpkin and remaining portion of taro into soup, set on low heat for 15mins.
3. when the taro is soft, add the sago and boil for another 10mins or less on low heat - till sago turns transparent.
4. turn off heat, add fresh pandan leaves into soup and cover.
5. remove pandan leaves before serving.
Great in taste both served hot or cold!
For Yam & Sago Dessert, its the same method of cooking.
Yes, Its this simple.
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