Papaya flower, is a blessing from nature, a unique vegetable that has various vitamins in it. Papaya flowers have always thrived in my neighborhood lately. At my sister's house, papaya flowers never stop blooming, even though there is only one tree. However, the flowers produced were so abundant, many neighbors who visited my sister's place always asked for the papaya flowers to be used as vegetables as a side dish at home. Because yesterday I also wanted to go to my mother's house, I also asked for some papaya flowers. I immediately plucked myself from the tree.
However, when picking papaya flowers that bloom have fallen on the ground. One by one I collect them in containers that I take to the backyard, where the papaya flowers grow well. I love blooming papayas, they are beautiful, even when I make something out of them I always choose blooms. In my opinion, papaya flowers that bloom are much better, compared to flowers that are young and dark green in color, they have a higher level of bitterness.
After finding some flowers in the container that I brought, I went home and took the papaya flowers to my mother's house. I'm cooking in mom's kitchen these days, I'm off and I'm at mom's house for a few days.
The idea of processing papaya flowers is always that easy, any processed papaya flowers will be delicious. Even if it's just boiled with some other vegetables, it's quite tempting. This recipe for grilled eggplant with a combination of stir-fried papaya flowers is quite easy for you to make, it's even perfect for lunch at my house today. After doing various tiring activities at home enjoying yourself with simple dishes is the best. So, from you curious, let's look at the recipe below!
Materials Used
1 eggplant
1 cup of papaya flowers
2 tomatoes
1 clove of garlic
1 sheet of green onions
2 red chilies
5 bird's eye chilies
3 shallots
Steps To Cooking
Step 1
Cut the eggplant in round shape with medium thickness so that it cooks quickly when cooking.
Step 2
Marinate the eggplants with salt briefly for about 5 minutes.
Step 3
After the eggplant is seasoned, bake it in a skillet with a little margarine until it is golden brown.
Step 4
Don't forget to turn it back and forth so it doesn't burn easily.
Step 5
Chop the shallots, garlic and other complementary ingredients.
Step 6
Sauté the shallots and garlic then add the tomatoes, chilies and spring onions.
Step 7
After everything is wilted, add papaya flowers, then stir-fry until wilted.
Step 8
Add salt then stir and cook until cooked.
Serving Suggestions
Serve grilled eggplant with sautéed papaya flowers in one plate. I present it in my own way so that it looks attractive and when eaten, it seems that I don't dare to disturb them. But the mouth that started to want to eat it as if it couldn't be restrained anymore. The taste is slightly bitter savory and of course the soft eggplant really helps make them blend perfectly.
You know, bitter dishes are not always bad, I always make dishes from bitter vegetables. So that until now bitter vegetables have become my favorite, even without realizing it, bitter foods contain good ingredients for your body. Now for those of you who don't like bitter papaya flowers, I suggest you grab this vegetable first. Discard the water and stir-fry like the recipe I mentioned above. Now this recipe is very useful for you in processing various vegetables that you encounter at home. Good luck!
About The Author
A woman, firm and stubborn who is called "Nurul", born in July 1993, comes from Indonesia, Aceh province. My daily activity is work.
Besides working, I have several hobbies, namely reading, writing, cooking, gardening, making crafts, and traveling. From this hobby of mine, I will develop some inspiring content for all of you. I am also very happy to discuss positive new things with all of you.