Thursday, January 6, 2011

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Phakpai (Vietnamese coriander) is another popular garnish

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Saw grass coriander is what is known in Manipuri as Awa phadigom, also referred to as tingkhang phadigom. mostly used in making chicken and other meat, it is also a good accompaniment to cooking other dishes such as black gram, colocassia, etc

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The Chameleon plant is what we call locally in Manipuri as toningkok. used as garnish, not only is the leaves consumed, its roots are consumed. it is mostly used in garnishing of the chilli-based dishes called iromba.