• Description

Vernacular Names: balunggay, kamunggay, malunggay

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: leaves, shoots, pods

Cultivated/Foraged: planted, gathered

Market presence of vegetable:not marketed; marketed

Habitat: anywhere, homegarden, garden

Availability: available all year round

Other uses: increases hemoglobin, for immune system; leaves & bark as cure for wound

Dishes:cooked with mungbean, tinolang manok, pinakbet, sauteed mungbean, ginataan, cooked with mungbean

Ginataang kamunggay at kalabasa

Ingredients

Kalabasa
Malunggay
gata (coconut milk)
sitaw
asukal
gabi
ube
Sibuyas
tanglad
atsal
Asin (salt)
seasoning mix
luy-a
suka

Procedure

1 . Hugasan ang mga gulay
2 . Igisa ang kalabasa, gabi, ube, sitaw, malunggay ng tatlong minuto
3 . Lagyan ito ng suka, asin, seasoning mix, asukal, tanglad
4 . Pag kumulo na ito, maari na ilagay ang atsal, luy-a, sibuyas at gata ng nyog
5 . Makalipas ang tatlong minuto maari na itong hanguin
6 . serve hot

Ginataang saluyot

Ingredients

Lubi
Saluyot
alogbate
Malunggay
Talong
Bombay
seasoning mix

Procedure

1 . Himayin ang saluyot
2 . Hugasan ito ng mabuti
3 . Mag-gata ng nyog, Ihiwalay ang unang gata sa pangalawang gata
4 . Pakuluan ang unang gata at ilagay ang talong at takpan
5 . Pagmalambot na ang talong maari ng ilagay ang alugbati at saluyot
6 . Makalipas ang ilang minuto maari na itong hanguin at i-serve

Law-uy

Ingredients

Kalabasa
Malunggay
Okra
Tanglad
Alugbate
Saluyot
Asin (salt)
Sibuyas
seasoning mix

Procedure

1 . Fill pot with water and throw in kalabasa (squash). Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
2 . Throw in the okra, bring to a boil and simmer for another 5 minutes.
3 . Add the saluyot, alogbate and malunggay cook for about 2-3 minutes, just until limp.
4 . Add asin, sibuyas, betsin at lemon grass/tanglad adjust the taste.
5 . Turn off heat and add the malunggay. Stir to mix. The residual heat will cook the leafy greens enough.
6 . Ladle into individual soup bowls and enjoy!

Tortang kamunggay

Ingredients

Malunggay
itlog
sibuyas dahon
bombay
mantika

Procedure

1 . Ihanda ang dahon ng malunggay at gayatin ang sibuyas dahon at bombay
2 . Batihin ang itlog
3 . Ilagay ang hinandang dahon ng malunggay, sibuyas dahon, bombay sa binating itlog
4 . Haluin ito ng mabuti
5 . Piritusin ito hanggang sa maluto ang itlog
6 . Hanguin at i-serve