• Description

Vernacular Names: kalamunggay, kamunggay, malunggay

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: leaves, flowers, seeds, pods

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: roadside, homegarden, around the house, garden, surroundings

Availability: all year round, seasonal

Other uses: cures hangover;
seeds cure for wounds, stomachache and abortion, for lactating mothers;
cure for wounds

Dishes:law-uy, tinunuan, tinola

Law-uy

Ingredients

Tanglad
Sibuyjing (Sibuyas)
Luy-a
Sikwa
Malunggay
Alugbati
Likway
Sibuyas
Atsal
Balatong (Sitaw)

Procedure

1 . Fill pot with water and throw in tanglad, luy-a (crushed ginger), atsal and sibuyas (onions). Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
2 . Throw in the balatong (sitaw), sikwa (patola) and talong (eggplant). Bring to a boil and simmer for another 5 minutes.
3 . Add asin (salt), stir and adjust the taste.
4 . Turn off heat and add the likway, alugbati (spinach) or malunggay. Stir to mix. The residual heat will cook the leafy greens enough.
5 . Ladle into individual soup bowls and enjoy!

Law-uy na mais (Nilagang mais)

Ingredients

Okra
Malunggay
Mais
Tanglad
Bawing
Asin (salt)
Tuno (gata)

Procedure

1 . Fill pot with water, bring to a boil over medium high heat.
2 . Throw in the mais (corn), bring to a boil and simmer for another 5 minutes.
3 . Add tanglad (lemon grass), bawing (basil) and coconut milk and then stir. Bring to a boil and simmer for another 5 minutes.
4 . Add asin (salt) adjust the taste.
5 . Add okra, when the okra is tender, turn off the heat.
6 . Add the malunggay. Stir to mix. The residual heat will cook the leafy greens enough.
7 . Ladle into individual soup bowls and enjoy!

Ginataang monggos

Ingredients

Monggos
Tuno sa lubi
Balatong
Kamongay
Ahos
Sibuyas dahonan
Sibuyas bombay
Sangig
Tanglad
Atsal

Procedure

Tinunuan

Ingredients

Gabi (laman)
Talbos ng gabi
Balatong
Baguio beans
Tabyos
Peryolis (patani)
Sayote
Kalabasa
Talbos ng sayote
Likway
Alugbati
Malunggay
Talbos ng kamote
Bawing
Pitsay
Sibuying
Balansiyong
Tuno (gata)

Procedure

1 . Boil water
2 . Add gabi, peryolis, baguio beans (liso)
3 . Bring to boil baguio beans, kalabasa, sayote at balansiyong
4 . Add talbos ng sayote at likway, kalamunggay, tangkong
5 . Boil in 2-3 minutes
6 . Add gata, lamas at asin
7. Makalipas ang ilang minuto maari na itong hanguin at ihain.