Stir fry Bitter Gourd Spindle With Mushrooms

When I was young , I never like bitter gourd and my mom loved to cook for dinner as one of the veggie dishes…telling us how good it was for our blood etc etc….the same old tales we have to hear over and over again and today wasn’t I glad that by her frequent cooking of this dish , I grew to love the taste of this bitterish yet delicious veggie called bitter gourd :) A bowl of nutrients, minerals and vitamins, bitter gourd possess innumerable health benefits and healing properties. Stir fry is one way of cooking bitter gourd and the Chinese cooked them in soup or as tea too.

Talking about bitter gourd cooked as tea…I remembered I had acne problem when I was in my teens and my mom will boil bitter gourd tea for me….ewwww u imagine how horrible it tasted… to glup down a big cup of bitterish water every alternate days after school. The healing of acnes ! It helps detoxify the blood… and today I gave the same treatment to my Piggy boy…..gave him a taste of what I went through as a teenager with acne problem :p He hates the tea but he loves to eat it stir fries though :))

Yesterday , I tried stir fry bitter gourd spindle with enoki and Korean mushrooms (buna shimeiji) It was a good combination…a simple yet delightful dish. I love it and hope you too will appreciate this dish….lots of goodness in this dish.

bitter gourd spindle...lots of nutrients

Vitamin A, B1, B2, C and Iron

stir fry with enoki and shimeiji mushrooms

crunchy texture from the three ingredients
spindle slices , enoki and shimeiji
what a wonderful combinations!

Stir Fry Bitter Gourd Spindle With Mushrooms

Ingredients:

4 bitter gourd spindle - cut into thin slices

1 bunch of enoki mushrooms

1 bunch of shimeiji _ korean mushrooms

4 pips of garlic- chopped fine

1/4 tsp of salted black beans

2 bird-eye chillies - seeded

1 tbsp of olive oil

thickening

pinch of salt

1 tsp of corn flour

5 tbsp of water

Method:

Heat up olive oil in a non stick pan, add in garlic and salted black beans and saute till fragrant. Add in the bitter gourd slices, chillies and all the mushrooms and stir fry till cooked . Add in the thickening and cooked for another 3 minutes. Dish up and served with rice.

Enjoy a healthy dish with me :)))

** extra notes on Bitter Gourds

For centuries, bitter gourd has been widely used as a natural remedy for many health complexions. Its properties are antidotal, antipyretic tonic, appetizing, stomachic, antibilious and laxative. It contains higher concentrations of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, iron, phosphorus and carbohydrates. This vegetable is a panacea medicine for the diabetes. The rich concentrations of Vitamin A, B1, B2, C and Iron provide relief in many health complexions including eye complications, neuritis, hypertension and defective metabolism of carbohydrates. It helps in purifying blood tissues as well as in enhancing digestive system.

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