• Description

Vernacular Names: amargoso, paliya, ihalas na paliya, ampalaya

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: leaves, fruits

Cultivated/Foraged: Planted, Gathered

Market presence of vegetable:marketed; not marketed

Habitat: homegarden, farm, garden, yard, open field

Availability: harvestable 3 months after planting;
all year round;
dry season;
March to October

Other uses: leaf extract used as cough remedy in kids;
cures gastric problems/ hyperacidity; regulates blood pressure;
helps manage diabetes, cures stomachaches and some skin diseases; dewormer for calves

Dishes:ginataan, torta, sautéed with egg, salad, grilled, put vinegar, cooked with egg

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.