How to Prepare Perfect Stir Fried Bitter Melon *Vegan

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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. Remove and discard the ends of the bitter melons.

Stir Fried Bitter Melon *Vegan I have been waiting for long to share this recipe with you all. Last month I shared Bitter Melon Stir Fry with Potatoes. This preparation has crispy bitter melon with crunchy fried coconut flakes and garlic. You can have Stir Fried Bitter Melon *Vegan using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Stir Fried Bitter Melon *Vegan

  1. Prepare 2 of bitter melon (light green bitter melon is less bitter).
  2. Prepare 1 of tomato.
  3. It's 1/2 of red onion or 5 shallots.
  4. You need 3 of garlic cloves.
  5. It's 2 of long red chili.
  6. You need 4 of spicy chili (optional).
  7. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
  8. You need 1 tsp of white sugar.
  9. You need 1/2 tsp of pepper.
  10. It's 1/2 cup of water.
  11. You need 2 of bay leaves.
  12. You need 2 of cms galangal.
  13. Prepare 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. This vegan, gluten free, sweet-n-sour, and spicy bitter melon stir-fry with coconut and garlic is to-die-for!!

Stir Fried Bitter Melon *Vegan instructions

  1. 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..
  2. 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..
  3. Enjoy it with bread or steamed rice..

I have been waiting for long to share this recipe with you all. Last month I shared Bitter Melon Stir Fry with Potatoes. Drain and place in ice water bath until cool. Bitter melon has a bitter taste, and you want to take off bitterness before stir-fry. I will teach you how to do it.