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Chowchow Kootu

A Delicious and easy kootu with Chowchow
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Keyword chayote, chow chow kootu, chowchow, chowchow kootu
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
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.