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Chinese Okra

Chinese Okra

Chinese Okra

Chinese-okra also known as angled luffa, Vietnamese gourd, Taroi (in hindi) and silk squash is a long, ridged, dark green vegetables with tapering ends, grown on tropical and subtropical vines.

It is ideally 6 to 8 inches in length when harvested. It has a soft pulp and color is creamy white inside.

Commonly used in soups and stir-fried vegetables in China and Vietnam.

It's name Loofah comes from the use of it when fully dried. It becomes like a sponge which is used as loofah.

Nutritional Facts
It contains antioxidants, minerals, vitamins, nutrients and lipids. It is an excellent source of Vitamin A and carbohydrates. It is also a very good source of Vitamin B5, Manganese, Potassium, Copper, Total dietary fiber, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C and Magnesium.

It has health benefits like Bitter Melon. It is helpful to lower the blood sugar, reduce constipation, helps in weight loss, and prevents hypoglycemia, enhance immune system and detoxifies the body.

Some of the recipes are:

  • Stir Fried Chinese Okra
  • Okra pickles
  • Grilled Okra
  • Okra Soup
  • Miso soup with okra and nagaimo

Tumis Oyong dan Telur - Chinese Okra and Egg Stir Fry
Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih), minced
  • 2 Chinese okra (Indonesian: oyong), peeled and chopped into bite sizes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 2 tablespoon water

Tumis Oyong dan Telur
Tumis Oyong dan Telur

Method

  1. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a frying pan. Pour the beaten eggs and with a spatula, scramble the eggs and cook till they are no longer runny. Remove from pan and set aside.
  2. Add the other tablespoon of oil in the same frying pan. Stir fry the minced garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the chopped Chinese okra (oyong) into the pan, season with salt and pepper. Stir fry for 2 minutes.
  3. Return the scrambled eggs into the pan and add the water. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer (basically steam) for 5 minutes. Turn off heat and serve immediately.

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