My Kitchen, My Recipe, My Story: week-5 (Bitter Gourd and Potato Stir-fry Recipe)

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#HELLO DEAR STEEMIAN FRIENDS

How is everyone doing? As a fellow explorer on this exciting Steemit platform, I am going to present a fun and healthy cooking feature to you all. But first, I would like to thank @jimiaera02 for organizing this special and diverse cooking event.

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Benefits of potatoes

Potatoes are one of the essential ingredients in our daily cooking. We enjoy adding them to almost every curry. The combination of potatoes with bitter gourd, in particular, creates a truly delightful taste experience.

Potatoes are truly healthy for the family and are packed with beneficial nutrients. This particular vegetable helps provide energy and aids in the digestive process; the calories found in potatoes help deliver a quick energy boost. They assist in rapidly regulating blood pressure and improving digestion. Potatoes are also used for skincare. Moreover, when incorporating vegetables into meals—especially in a rural setting—potatoes are often the preferred choice.

Benefits of Bitter Gourd

Bitter gourd is widely considered one of the most nutritious and healthy vegetables available. Packed with nutrients, it is naturally bitter—a taste that many people dislike. Today’s recipe is designed specifically for those who do not enjoy this bitterness; there is a brilliant technique involved, so please read on carefully.

Here is a special tip for this recipe. First, take a bowl of clean water and dissolve 40 grams of salt into it. Next, slice the 300 grams of bitter gourd as thinly as possible and wash them thoroughly with plain water. Then, soak the washed bitter gourd slices in the prepared salt water for 10 minutes. Afterward, massage them well in the water with your hands for about two minutes, then remove the bitter gourd from the water. Now, we are ready to proceed to the cooking stage.

Consuming this specific type of bitter gourd can help those with high body temperature or elevated blood sugar/glucose levels. It can also be consumed to purify the blood. Additionally, it is a beneficial vegetable for digestion and plays a significant role in boosting the immune system. It aids in weight loss and helps maintain good eyesight.

Nessesury all materials

Necessary & quantity	BD price	steem price
Potatoes 200g	10	1.30
Bitter gourd 300g	30	3.89
Onion 130g	11	1.42
Garlic 40g	8	1.03
Salt + Turmeric (to taste)	5	0.64
Soybean oil 120g	30	3.89
Coriander leaves 50g	5	0.64
Green chilies 30g	5	0.64
Cumin + Powdered spices	8	1.03
Total	112 Tk	14.52

This special dish cost only 112 Taka; it is truly healthy, and I was able to prepare it quickly and economically. Moreover, we should all focus on the fact that, by valuing both money and time, it is possible to create such healthy meals at a low cost.

Step by step recipe

First, I peeled the onions, green chilies, garlic, and potatoes. I trimmed and cleaned the coriander roots. Next, on the cutting board, I halved the bitter gourds and removed the seeds, then chopped them into small pieces. After that, I cut the potatoes into thin strips. Finally, I washed the bitter gourds thoroughly with clean water.

After that, I placed the potatoes in a separate bowl.

Next, I took 250 ml of water and dissolved 40 grams of salt in it. Then, I will soak the bitter gourds in this mixture.

Next, I chopped the onions and green chilies and arranged all the ingredients together. Then, I thoroughly mixed the bitter gourds by hand and squeezed out the excess liquid. After that, I poured soybean oil into the pan and added the prepared onions and chilies.

At this stage, I thoroughly mixed the necessary ingredients with cumin, turmeric, and the required amount of salt.

Next, I added the bitter gourds and mixed them thoroughly with the necessary ingredients. I then added a small amount of powdered spices and mixed everything well again.

Next, I added the potatoes to the pan and mixed everything well; then, I added the coriander leaves and mixed thoroughly again. Afterward, I covered the pan and—while stirring well three times at five-minute intervals—reduced the heat. You can take the dish off the heat after five to seven minutes.

If you want to fry this special bitter gourd dish until it is very crisp—or even slightly charred—you will need to cook it a bit longer; simply lower the heat and stir the mixture thoroughly at regular intervals to complete the cooking process.

I am sharing an engaging cooking technique here, presenting all the steps in a well-organized manner. The highlight of this potato and bitter gourd dish is that even those who usually dislike the taste of bitter gourd will enjoy eating it when prepared this way. It is a fantastic method, and I am presenting it to you all today as a great cooking tip. Moreover, these vegetables play an important role in maintaining your family's health and well-being. Thank you, everyone.

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