Bitter Melon Recipes
Bitter Melon?We Answered:
There's no way to avoid the taste unless you get capsules with bitter melon concentrate.I love how it works too, but I've acquired taste for them.
I make stir frys and soups with them.
oldtimekid: You've obviously never studied Chinese Medicine, but working for a supplement company... it's doubtful you would even consider it unless it turned a profit for your employer.
Bradley Said:
How to cook bitter melon or kerala?We Answered:
The most popular recipe is Bharwan Karela As given below.To preserve nutriets I wil do following
1. Slice Karel into 1/4" thick chips
2. Saute finely chopped onions to brown in canola oil
3. Add curry powder, salt and pepper. fry one minute
4. Add Karela chips. Cook covered til Karela is done.
5. Add Garam Masala. Fry another 2 minutes without lid.
Now back to popular recipe,, you can cheat and adopt many of the spices for above recipe
http://www.indiacurry.com/vegcurry/bitte…
Stuffed Bitter gourd (Bharwa Karela) Recipe
Karela is stuffed with sautéed spicy onions and then pan-fried
Ingredients
Prep Karela
1. Karela (Bitter Gourd): 1 pound. Select medium size.
2. Salt: 1 teaspoon
Stuffing
1. Cooking oil: 1 Tablespoon
Traditional cooking oil for this recipe is Mustard seed oil
2. Onions: 2
3. Garlic Cloves: 4
4. Fresh Ginger: 1"
5. Serrano Fresh: 3
6. Cumin powder: 1 teaspoon
7. Coriander powder: 1 teaspoon
8. Turmeric powder: ½ teaspoon
9. Salt: ½ teaspoon or to taste
10. Amchoor (Mango powder): 1 teaspoon
11. Water: 1 Tablespoons
Cooking / Frying
12. Thread to wrap and tie.
13. Cooking oil: ¼ Cup
14. Water: 2 Tablespoons
Traditional cooking oil for this recipe is Mustard seed oil
Method
Step 1 Prep Karela
Wash Karela. Scrape the skin with a knife. Cut a slit vertically in to the belly of the Karela. Rub the skin and the insides of the Karela with salt. Set aside for about 20 minutes. During this time you may be preparing the stuffing.
After 20 minutes are, you will see a lots of water as a result of salting. Squeeze out as much water as possible.
To control salt, you may wash rinse, squeeze out water and pat dry.
Step 2 Stuffing
1. Prepare vegetables
Onions: Chop onions fine, about the size of cooked rice. You may do this by knife or with a grater
Garlic cloves: Peel and mince
Ginger: Peel, chop about 1/16" thick
Serrano: Wash and chop about ¼" rings.
2. In a heavy pan heat Cooking oil. Add onions, and salt. Sauté till onions are clear.
3. Add garlic, ginger and Serrano, stir well.
4. Add Cumin, Coriander, Turmeric powder, and Amchoor. Stir well. Sauté about two minutes. Add water and sauté another two minutes. Turn off heat.
Step 3 Cooking / Frying
1. Fill the belly of the Karela with stuffing. Wrap Karela with thread so that the stuffing does not fall out.
2. In a heavy bottom pan, put cooking oil, water and stuffed Karela. Turn on heat. As soon as the steam starts to build, cover the pan with the lid, and turn the heat to medium low and cook about 4 minutes. Turn over the Karela, cover and cook another 4 minutes.
Jason Said:
what is the water content of fresh bitter melon?We Answered:
98.2 % melon is water.Mary Said:
Has anyone ate bitter melon or guards during pregnancy?We Answered:
Keep away from tinned tuna while pregnant,there is research going on about it being harmful to the unborn child!!!Amanda Said:
What is the average fridge life of bitter melon? And can it be frozen to keep longer?We Answered:
About a week to two. But if you wrap it in paper, or keep it tight in a paper bag, it will keep it fresh for a longer time.Also, it's o.k. to freeze, if you cook it first. A popular recepe is Bitter mellon with garlic and black bean sauce. You can even buy the garlic/blackbean sauce pre-made, and you will just need to add wine, and sugar. Then after cooling, you can freez it to serve later.
Mark Said:
How do you make Vietnamese Bitter Melon Soup?We Answered:
CHICKEN AND BITTER MELON SOUP1 to 2 c. chicken meat, sliced thin
1 bitter melon (balsam pear)
2 leaves pickled cabbage
2 water chestnuts, sliced thin
6 c. stock
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. soy sauce
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 eggs
Cut bitter melon in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds. Rinse pickled cabbage leaves. Slice bitter melon and cabbage leaves thin. Boil stock, add chicken, cabbage, water chestnuts. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add bitter melon, salt, soy sauce and pepper. Cover and simmer 8 more minutes. Add eggs and stir briskly.
COMMENTARY: Pork, beef or ham can be substituted for the chicken. Dried shrimp (about 1/4 cup soaked first to soften) can be added before the bitter melon.
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Gladys Said:
I would like to know how to prepare fresh bitter melon juice?We Answered:
Slice the bitter melon lengthwise into two. Spoon out the white flesh and the seeds. Slice the bittermelon into small pieces and put into a juice extractor, turn the machine on and viola! You got your fresh bittermelon juice. I drink it every morning for my diabetes. To offset the bitter taste and to sweeten the juice, mix with freshly-extracted pineapple juice.