Stir Fried Sui Kua

The sui kua or Buddha's palm is a gourd that looks like a big guava fruit. It is one vegetable that I can keep in the fridge for 2-3 weeks without it decaying (of course, must store in the aluminium coated bag). It's very easy to cook and the vegetable is crunchy to eat.


Stir Fried Sui Kua


1 piece sui kua
1 tsp carrot, shredded
1 tsp dried shrimp
1 teaspoon ginger, shredded
2 shallots, sliced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 stalk spring onion, chopped
salt, sugar, sesame oil, water

1. Peel the skin of sui kua, remove the seed and cut into shreds.
2. Heat wok with oil.
3. Saute the ginger, shallots, dried shrimp and garlic till fragrant.
4. Add the carrot and sui kua and stir fry with salt and sesame oil for a while.
5. Cover with sufficient water and simmer until the sui kua is soft.
6. Stir in spring onions and flavor with sugar to taste.
7. Serve hot with rice.