Tarkaris are a spicy vegetable

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, originating from the

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; notably in

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and

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

. Preparation methods for tarkaris range from simple to complex. These curries made from vegetables are popular in large parts of the

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, Fiji,

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, and in the Caribbean.

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File:Garden cress curry.jpg, Nepalese

garden cress Cress (''Lepidium sativum''), sometimes referred to as garden cress (or curly cress) to distinguish it from similar plants also referred to as cress (from old Germanic ''cresso'' which means sharp, spicy), is a rather fast-growing, edible herb. ...

''tarkari'' File:Nepali pork curry.jpg, Nepalese

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''tarkari'' File:Dal Bhat Tarkari,Nepal.JPG, Nepalese ''

dal bhat Dal bhat ( ne, दालभात, ur, دال بھات, bn, ডাল ভাত, gu, દાળ ભાત, mr, डाळ भात, as, দাইল ভাত ''dail bhat'' / ডালি ভাত ''dali bhat'') is a traditional meal from th ...

tarkari''

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