Summer is the season of various melons. Every time you go to the market, you can see various melon ingredients on the shelves like loofah, bitter gourd, winter melon, pumpkin, papaya, and bottle gourd. Summer is the realm of “melon ingredients” where in the hot weather of summer, it’s perfect to eat some melons.
Especially during the hottest days, when it’s hot, sweating a lot, feeling tired, irritable, restless, and experiencing insomnia, we need to eat more melons to clear heat, moisten the lungs, resolve phlegm and inflammation, protect the heart, and promote meridian circulation.
Loofah, also known as sponge gourd, or ridge gourd, has angular skin that feels prickly to touch, giving the impression of it being old. But in reality, this type of gourd is truly fresh, tender, and sweet. Ridge gourd is rich in vitamins, dietary fiber, water, minerals, etc. It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, relieving summer heat, promoting meridian circulation, alleviating fatigue, and resolving phlegm. In the “Compendium of Materia Medica,” it is recorded that “ridge gourd goes through the meridians, dispels pathogenic heat,” implying expelling wind, promoting circulation, invigorating blood, and resolving fever.
Summer is its season, so if you come across it, don’t miss it, it’s really fresh and fragrant. We like to cook soup, stir-fry, and I have another way to make it, light and refreshing, fresh, sweet, and crispy, perfect for breakfast. Let’s take a look together without further ado.
Ingredients:
Ridge gourd, eggs, wheat flour, salt, black pepper, cooking oil
Instructions:
1. Wash the ridge gourd well, then peel and remove the ends. Cut it into small pieces, then into small diced cubes and set aside.
2. Prepare a few eggs, beat them in a bowl, add wheat flour, salt, and black pepper, mix well, and set aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan, pour the mixture into the pan, cook until golden brown on both sides, then cut into small pieces.
4. The ridge gourd pancake turns out to be very fresh and delicious, sweet and crispy in texture. Perfect for the hot summer, it’s nutritious and tasty, especially for children.
Tips:
1. When preparing the ridge gourd, cutting it into small cubes and mixing it with wheat flour results in a delicious crispy texture when cooked.
2. Wheat flour has a stronger wheat flavor compared to regular flour, adding eggs make it nutritious and delicious.
3. Cook on low heat and shake the pan to heat evenly to avoid burning.
