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Palusami recipe
Savor the creamy coconut and taro delight!
Ingredients
- 500 g taro
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 1 onion
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 4 banana leaves
How to make Palusami
- Peel 500 g of taro and chop it into small pieces, about 1 cm.
- Finely chop 1 onion and heat a pan with 1 tbsp oil over medium heat.
- Sauté the onion for about 3-5 minutes until it becomes translucent and fragrant.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the chopped taro, sautéed onion, 400 ml of coconut milk.
- Add 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper; stir well to ensure even seasoning.
- Lay out banana leaves on a flat surface for wrapping parcels tightly.
- Place the taro mixture in the center of each banana leaf, making a parcel.
- Steam the wrapped parcels for about 60 minutes over boiling water until the taro is soft.
- Serve warm, allowing the creamy mixture to ooze out when unwrapped.
What is Palusami?
Palusami is a traditional dish from Tuvalu, cooked in a pan, and takes about 90 minutes from start to finish. It is built around taro and coconut milk. The recipe below uses 6 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Palusami take?
At 90 minutes it is slower than 62% of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 11 dishes built on taro. The method runs to 9 steps, the longest being 60 minutes.
Any tips for making Palusami?
Banana leaves impart a unique flavor to the dish.
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