Chow Chow Kootu-Chayote Kootu
Prep Time : 10 mins
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients needed
Chayote/chow chow – 2 cups chopped
Moong dal (split yellow ones) or tur dal – 1/4 cup or a mix of both dals
Fresh peas – 1/4 cup (optional)
Sambar powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Salt to taste
Ingredients for Grinding (no need to fry)
Coconut grated – 3 tbsp
Fried gram (chutney kadalai/pottukadalai) – 2 tsp
Cumin seeds/jeera -1 tsp
Red chilli -1
For the seasoning
Oil-1 tsp
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Urad dal (split urad dal) – 1 tsp
Hing/asafoetida – a pinch
Curry leaves – little
Preparation
Peel the skin, remove the soft seed inside and chop the chayote into small cubes.
Grind coconut, jeera, red chilli and fried gram with little water to a smooth paste. Keep it aside.
Soak dal for 15 minutes to reduce cooking time and to save energy. If using tur dal alone, you have to pressure cook tur dal separately as it will take a longer time to get cooked.You do not have to pressure cook dal separately if you are using a mix of moong dal + tur dal or just moong dal alone.
Easier Method of preparing kootu
Take a pressure pan or small cooker, add the chopped chayote, soaked dal, sambar powder, turmeric powder, fresh peas, salt needed and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
Another method
Pressure cook tur dal until soft. (only if you use tur dal alone, otherwise you can add it along with the chow chow and cook chow chow and dal together)
Now add the dal mixture (if you have used tur dal), ground coconut paste to the cooked chayote and bring it to boil.
Add the seasoning to the kootu, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot. Enjoy!
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View Comments (51)
Delicious and healthy curry.
Oh! Chow-chow with eyes :) Looks like two cute frogies.
Lite Bite
This is so lovely...the chayote looks so cute....beautiful presentation.
Reva
I love this kootu anytime with some papads and pickles..yumm!
very heathy kootu..my fav.we used to add fried urad dal for grinding..this looks diff ....will try it soon
wow lovely n healthy dish!
Kootu looks so delicious and healthy.
Cute Click Paddu & very creamy dish, apt with vatha kuzhambu & any spicy gravy
Very yummy kootu..
Chutney kadalai do you mean pottu kadalai?.Wow that's a nice variation to grind pottu kadlai for kootu.