Stir Fried Bitter Melon *Vegan. Slice bitter melon in half horizontally, scoop out seeds, and slice. Drain and place in ice water bath until cool. Stir Fried Bitter Melon *Vegan Bitter melon has a lot of benefits for health, but it tastes bitter and hard to eat just like that, here is one way to enjoy bitter melon and have its nutritions. :D.
Last month I shared Bitter Melon Stir Fry with Potatoes. This preparation has crispy bitter melon with crunchy fried coconut flakes and garlic. Stir Fried Bitter Melon with Egg is a Asian dish that is mixed with bitter gourd/melon, onion, garlic, and scrambled egg. You can cook Stir Fried Bitter Melon *Vegan using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Stir Fried Bitter Melon *Vegan
- It's 2 of bitter melon (light green bitter melon is less bitter).
- It's 1 of tomato.
- You need 1/2 of red onion or 5 shallots.
- Prepare 3 of garlic cloves.
- Prepare 2 of long red chili.
- Prepare 4 of spicy chili (optional).
- You need 1 tsp of salt.
- It's 1 tsp of white sugar.
- You need 1/2 tsp of pepper.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of water.
- Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
- Prepare 2 of cms galangal.
- It's 2 tbsp of cookong oil.
It is perfectly eaten with rice, and as a half Asian, rice is a very important carbohydrate in our life. When I was a kid, I always avoid eating food that has bitter melon. You can tell by the name of it, it is bitter. Add the slices of bitter melon to the wok.
Stir Fried Bitter Melon *Vegan instructions
- Chop onion and garlics, slice bitted melon, tomato, chilies and galangal, put aside (you can soak sliced bitter melon im salt watef for 30 mnts to 1 hour to reduce the bitter taste..
- Pre-heat a sauce pan, pour cooking oil, wait until its hot, cook onion and garlic, stir it well until the aroma comes out. Put chilies, bay leaves, galangal, and tomato in, stir it well. Sprinkle salt, sugar, and pepper, put bitter melon in, stir it until it mixes well. Pour some water in and wait until its cooked well. (When the bitter melon turns soft it means its cooked well) try the taste..
- Enjoy it with bread or steamed rice..
Until the bitter melon is browning and beginning to soften. Remove and discard the ends of the bitter melons. Halve lengthwise, and scoop out seeds and pith with a small metal spoon and discard. Bitter melon stir fry is an easy and healthy side dish for rice and chapati. It is simple to make in just a few minutes.