Simple Dry Side Dish Vietamese Bitter Melon Egg Stir Fry Recipe By Raji's Smart Kitchen "Cook Food in a Smart Way".
From the title there is a question arrives to you what is bitter melon,am I correct? Bitter melon is nothing but the other name of bitter guard.In India,we call bitter guard in many names as pavakkai(tamil),pavakka(malayalam),karela(hindi),kakarakaya(telugu) as so on.Most of the people hated bitter guard due to its bitterness.But bitter guard has more health benefits especially it controls sugar and cholesterol level in blood and also it is a good blood purifier.Then how we take bitter guard in our diet.Vietamese follow the idea of consuming bitter guard by mixing with other ingredients.Here I share the recipe of how to cook simple dry side dish Vietamese Bitter Melon Egg Stir Fry(here bitter guard is mixed with egg) that I have tried and also I add the tips for reducing the bitterness of the bitterguard.
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From childhood itself my mother introduce bitterguard to me and my siblings in variety of yummy traditional dishes like Bitterguard Pitlai,Bitterguard Tamarind Curry,Bitterguard Aviyal,Bitterguard Poriyal in our diet.So it beomes one of the favourite vegetable for us.We can also make bitterguard fritters and bitterguard chips which are awesome in taste.
There are so many ways to reduce the bitterness,here I share what I followed.
There are so many ways to reduce the bitterness,here I share what I followed.
- While buying bitter guard,choose the one with less stripes.
- Scoop out the seeds inside the bitter guard with a spoon
- Chop the bitter guard,add it in a bowl,add salt and curd,rest it for half an hour.So the bitterness is reduced.After that wash it throughly and cook.
- You can also deep/swallow fry the bitterguards then used it in making dishes.
Method:
Recipe:
| Preparation Time:10 to 15 Minutes | Cooking Time:5 Minutes | Serving:2 |
Ingredients:
Half Sliced Bitter Melon(Bitter Guard/Pavakkai/Karela) 250 gms.
Egg 4 Nos.
Finely Chopped Green Chilly 1 No.
Black Pepper Powder 1/4 Tsp.
Soy Sauce 2 Tsp.
Salt to Taste.
Olive Oil 2 Tsp.
Step By Step Instructions:
- First we want to reduce the bitter taste for that we deseed the bitterguard and half slice it.
- Add it in a hot water along with salt and blanch it for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Heat olive oil(you can use any cooking oil) in a pan,add the chopped green chilly and fry for 30 seconds.
- Add bitter guard along with a pinch of salt.Fry it well for 1 or 2 minutes.
- Meanwhile,take a bowl,add four eggs along with salt and pepper.Beat it well and keep it aside.
- Now the bitter guard is cooked well,add soy sauce and fry it for 1 minute.
- Add the egg mixture to it and leave for 30 seconds.
- Scramble it well.
- Now our Tasty Vietamese Bitter Melon Egg Stir Fry is ready.Serve with rice,chapathi,bread,etc.,
Pictorial Description:
Deseed and half slice the bitter guard,blanch it in hot water along with a pinch of salt for 10 to 15 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a pan,add green chilly and fry for 30 seconds.
Add bitter guard along with a pinch of salt.
Fry it well for 1 or 2 minutes.
Add soy sauce and fry for 1 minute.
Take a bowl,drop eggs along with salt and pepper.
Beat it well.
Add it.
Scramble it well.
Now our Tasty Vietamese Bitter Melon Egg Stir Fry is Ready.
Note:
While scrambling,the egg is neither to runny nor to hard.It must be in between state.
Add less salt because the bitter guard is blanched in salt water,the egg also mixed with salt and pepper and also the soy sauce contains salt.
Add less salt because the bitter guard is blanched in salt water,the egg also mixed with salt and pepper and also the soy sauce contains salt.
Serving Suggestions:
This Tasty Vietamese Bitter Melon Egg Stir Fry can be served with rice especially with mixed or variety rice,chapathi,stuffed with bread.
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