• Description

Vernacular Names: kalabasa

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: flowers, fruits, shoots

Cultivated/Foraged: Planted

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: surroundings, farm, garden

Availability: all year round;
April to November;
dry season

Other uses: helps improve eyesight and vision;
increases blood platelet count; regulates blood pressure

Dishes:sautéed, ginataan, law-uy, tinunuan with sweetpotato shoots, soup

Ginata-an gulay

Ingredients

Kalabasa
Okra
Batong
Saloyot
Sibuyas dahon
Asin (salt)
Atsal
Luy-a
Gata (coconut milk)
Seasoning mix

Procedure

1 . Boil the coconut milk and sliced kalabasa (squash).
2 . Put the batong (string beans) and okra then mix.
3 . Adjust the taste by adding salt, pepper, ginger then mix.
4 . After a minutes then its boil, add the saluyot.
5 . Put the batong (string beans) and okra then mix.
6 . Add first extract of the coconut milk and bring to boil.
7 . Transfer into a serving bowl and enjoy.

Pinakbit

Ingredients

Kalabasa
Batong
Talong
Okra
Carrots
Alamang hipon
Ampalaya
Pork
Kamote
Alugbati
Atsal
Sibuyas
Bombay
Asin (salt)

Procedure

1 . Igisa ang sibuyas, kamatis at atsal
2 . Ilagay ang karne
3 . Isunod ang alamang hipon
4 . Ilagay ang kalabasa at kalabasa, haluin mabuti, cook for 7 minutes
5 . add batong, carrots, ampalaya, okra and eggplant, haluin mabuti, cook for 5 minutes.
6 . timplahan ng asin ng naayon sa panlasa, haluin mabuti
7 . Makalipas ang limang minuto maari na itong hanguin at i-serve

Ginataang monggo

Ingredients

Monggo
Kalabasa
Alogbati
Dahon ng ampalaya
Bombay
gata (coconut milk)
Luya
Asin (salt)
Seasoning mix

Procedure

1 . Pakuluan ang munggo hanggang sa lumambot ito.
2 . I-drain ang munggo.
3 . Pakuluan ang gata ng nyog, isama ang kalabasa, luya at bombay.
4 . Maari ng ilagay ang pinakuluang munggo pag kumulo na ang gata.
5 . Ilagay ang alugbati at dahon ng ampalaya.
6 . Ilagay ang unang gata, kamatis at atsal.