From Ria Utami Putri's kitchen in Indonesia.

Originally published on Cookpad Indonesia as Tumis Pare Belut, with US measurements.

Stir-Fried Snake Gourd

Name: Stir-Fried Snake Gourd
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 medium-sized snake gourds; 1 handful dried shrimp; 1 bay leaf; Spices:; 7 shallots; 3 cloves garlic; 5 red bird's eye chilies; 3 curly red chilies; 3 curly green chilies; 1 small tomato; as needed Oil for sautéing,; Salt, sugar, soy sauce, bouillon, water, to taste

Ria Utami Putri @riautamiputri

I saw some snake gourd at the vegetable vendor, and it made me miss my mother's cooking. I bought the gourd without a second thought, haha. Oh, by the way, for those who don't know, this gourd isn't bitter at all 😊

Ria Utami Putri @riautamiputri

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Ingredients

4 servings

3medium-sized snake gourds
1 handfuldried shrimp
1bay leaf
Spices:
7shallots
3 clovesgarlic
5red bird's eye chilies
3curly red chilies
3curly green chilies
1small tomato
as neededOil for sautéing,
Salt, sugar, soy sauce, bouillon, water, to taste

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Steps

1

Wash the gourd thoroughly, cut it in half. Remove the seeds, then slice it thinly
2

Slice all the spices
3

Heat a little oil for sautéing. Once hot, sauté the shallots and garlic until fragrant. Then add the dried shrimp
4

Add the bird's eye chilies, red chilies, green chilies, and tomato. Stir until the tomato softens
5

Add a little water. Once the water boils, add the gourd. Add salt, sugar, soy sauce, and bouillon (optional) to taste
6

Stir-fry until the gourd is slightly wilted. The stir-fried snake gourd is ready to serve 😊