Gulai paria, bitter melon curry

Gulai paria, bitter melon curry

Vegetarian

Indonesian vegetable curry with bitter melon (paria), or cucumber, which is blanched and rinsed to reduce its bitterness, and then simmered in a spiced co…

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The bitter melon, also known as cucumber melon, adds a unique flavor to this curry once its bitterness is balanced. The recipe is entirely plant-based.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Cooking methodTying up
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people

Directions

  1. Cut the parsnips into pieces about 3 cm in size, blanch them briefly, then rinse them several times to reduce their bitterness.
  2. Grate the coconut and squeeze it to obtain approximately 400 ml of coconut milk. ≈ 8 min
  3. Finely grind the spices, except for the turmeric leaves and asam kandis. ≈ 3 min
  4. Bring the coconut milk to a boil with the ground spices, turmeric leaves, and asam kandis, until it releases its oil.
  5. Add the paria to the spiced coconut milk and cook until the spices are well incorporated and the paria is tender.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6 bitter cucumbers
  • One-quarter of a coconut
  • Spices (bumbu), to taste
  • Turmeric leaves, with a flavour
  • Asam kandis, with a flavour

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