#bitter melon
It’sDinner Time and here are what I had for the evening meal. After slicing the bitter gourd into thin slices, mum seasoned it liberally with salt, leaving the mixture to stand for a while before washing away the excess salt. Here she stir-fried it with eggs, prawns and minced pork. Three pieces of fried hand shaped fishcakes; one of each of us.
I normally shown you the chopped up Fried Boneless Chicken Cutlets so here are the uncut dish. Mum buy these deboned whole chicken legs, marinate them for a few hours in the fridge. After that she dust the meat with sweet potato flour and deep fry it. She will also prepare a ketchup based sauce, made with adding a little sugar and water to dilute it for drizzling over the fried chicken.
Bought these packs of Takeaway Dinner from the coffee shop across the street. The first box had stewed brinjal, stir-fried lady’s fingers and deep-fried pork slices in dark soya sauce reduction. The last pack had stir-fried bitter gourds, a side of stewed fried egg tofu and black pepper pork chops over white rice.
Benefits of Bitter Melon
In the Amazon, bitter melon is used in cooking and also as a medicine. The fruit and the leaves are added to beans or soups for producing a bitter or sour flavor.
As far as the medicinal uses are concerned, bitter melon has been used by the American natives for a long time as a treatment of diabetes; to prevent measles, hepatitis; to get rid of worms and parasites and the topical applications are used for healing wounds.
It is in fact used in many parts of South America for a wide range of ailments such as malaria, measles, skin problems just to name a few.
It is also used as an aphrodisiac and it is known for its anti-inflammatory effects.
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There comes a time when occasionally I have to admit defeat with one of my recipes, when I quite frankly hate it. This is one of those times. Bitter melon is most definitely not for me- although it’s supposed to be very healthy for you and I purposely chose the palest ones the market stall had, it still tasted like something that shouldn’t be eaten!! My palate just isn’t accustomed to bitter as a predominant flavour.
If you would like to try the health giving properties of pad pak mara kai, here’s the recipe…
- 2 small bitter melons (paler are less bitter supposedly) cut in half lengthways and seeds scooped out, cut into thin slices.
- 2 eggs, beaten
- a big pinch of ground black pepper
- a small splash of light soy sauce
- a small splash of fish sauce
- a splash of vegetable oil for stir frying
Heat a wok with the oil until hot. Throw in the bitter melon and stir fry for a couple of minutes until beginning to soften. Push to one side and pour in the beaten egg. Let it set for a moment before scrambling and then mixing all together again. Add in the sauces and pepper and mix well, frying for a couple more minutes before serving.
