Chowchow (also known as Chayote) is one vegetable which I cook very rare. My husband insisted me to make this chowchow Kootu. So I made this Kootu for him. Whenever you have meals for lunch at restaurants in Tamilnadu, you would definitely have this chowchow Kootu or pudalangai Poriyal in the plate. In this Kootu, I have used gram dal. You can even use Toor dal or moong dal instead. Lets get into the recipe.
Chowchow Kootu
A Delicious and easy kootu with Chowchow
Servings: 3
Calories: 114kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Chowchow
- 1/4 Cup Gram Dal / Kadala paruppu
- 6 Shallots
- 1 tsp Sambar powder
- 1/4 cup Grated coconut
- 2 Dry red chilies
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- Salt as required
- For tempering:
- 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp Split urad dal
- Curry leaves – few
Instructions
Preparation:
- Peel the skin of chowchow and chop into small cubes.
Method:
- In a pressure cooker, add chowchow, gram dal, shallots, turmeric powder, sambar powder, salt and 1 cup of water.
- Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- In a blender, take coconut, cumin and red chilies. Add little water and grind to a fine paste.
- Add this paste to the cooker and let it simmer for 5 mins.
- Switch off the heat.
- Temper with items under “for tempering”.
Notes
You can use Toor dal or moong dal instead of gram dal. A perfect side for rice and spicy gravy.
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