Bulanglang Recipe
Bulanglang is a healthy dish consisting of different types of vegetables. There are different versions of Bulanglang; this particular recipe is the version from the province of Batangas.
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Bulanglang is a healthy dish consisting of different types of vegetables. There are different versions of Bulanglang; this particular recipe is the version from the province of Batangas.Making Bulanglang is quick and easy; all you need to do is boil water or rice washing (water used to clean rice) and put-in the vegetables according to their cooking time. Thick and hard vegetables such as calabaza squash (kalabasa) and green papaya should be boiled first, while soft green vegetables like malunggay should be added last.
This is probably the healthiest Filipino soup because of the combination of different kinds of vegetables. Having a serving of Bulanglang can supply most of your bodyโs daily needed vitamins and minerals. As for the taste, this dish has a very mild and simple taste. The flavors are derived from the vegetables alone. You can try adding a little salt to enhance the flavor. Some people make a dip consisting of fish sauce (patis), birds eye chili (siling labuyo), and calamansi to add more flavor. If you want to try this dish to avail of its health benefits, I suggest that you take it easy on the salt and fish sauce.
Although there are common vegetables used to make this dish, you can modify the recipe by using the vegetables that appeal to you.
I like to eat this with โSinaing na Tulinganโ.
Try this Bulanglang Recipe and let me know what you think.
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Bulanglang Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 piece small Green Papaya sliced
- 2 cups calabaza squash sliced
- Loofah Patola, sliced
- Lemongrass Optional
- 3 medium tomatoes sliced
- 10 to 15 small Okra
- 1 cup malunggay moringa leaves
- 4 cloves garlic lightly crushed
- 1 thumb ginger chopped
- 1 to 2 teaspoons salt
- 4 to 6 cups rice Washing
Instructions
- Heat a cooking pot and pour-in rice washing. Let boil.
- Add garlic, ginger, and lemongrass. Boil for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove the lemongrass. Add papaya and calabaza squash. Boil for 6 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, okra, and loofah. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Put-in the malunggay and salt. Stir. Turn the heat off.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and serve. Share and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
chef haidi says
In ilocano diningding
Shef ds says
Tried it today. Thanks for this healthy recipe, Great!
srylon says
bulalang here in nueva ecija ay may halubaybay or bagoong. =)
sienna says
I’m Nueva Ecijano and bulanglang Tagalog uses halubaybay. Yum!
I think it depends on from where you hail from! The more variations of bulanglang, the better!
They are all good! Thanks for sharing!
TOTO FRANCIS says
malunggay is missing in procedure or maybe am too starve not to read it… laswa ni sa amon kon tawgon, we add bagoong(shrimp paste)
Jade Lemos says
This is called “Law-oy” in Visayas and Mindanao. ๐
Dess says
For us ilonggos it’s called “laswa” ๐
Cathyrine says
Yes its laswa in ilonggo
nycquizon says
๐ got confused.. i was thinking of our own version of bulanglang from where i came from.. bulanglang for capampangans is sinigang na bayabas.. ๐