Chow Chow Kootu Recipe

Chow Chow Kootu is a protein-rich lunch side dish made of Chayote squash along with Yellow Split Lentils. Perfect to go with White Rice.

Cooking with Chayote happened very rarely in my kitchen as hubby is not very fond of this veggies . But I wanted to include all vegetables at least once in a while in our food. So I picked one Chayote during the weekly shopping and I tried this kootu and I liked it .So now let’s see how to prepare chow chow kootu.

Check out Ivy Gourd Fry | Kovakai varuval and Bitter Gourd Chips recipes too.

How to make Chow Chow Kootu

    1.    Peel the skin of chow chow and chope them into cube sized pieces. In a pressure cooker add the chopped chow chow along with Moong Dal, Chilli powder, Turmeric powder and Salt.

2.    Add 1 cup of water mix well and pressure cook for about 3 whistles. Wait till the pressure is released by its own and then open the cooker. Grind the ingredients mentioned in the “To Grind” section by add little water to a fine paste.

3.    Add the ground coconut to the cooked chow chow and mix well.

4.    Bring it to a boil after adding the ground coconut masala .Finally prepare the tadka with the ingredients mentioned under the “To Temper” section and switch off the flame.

I served chow chow kootu with white Rice,Bitter gourd Chips, and Lady’s Finger Puli Kuzhambu.

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Chow Chow Kootu

Chow Chow Kootu is a protein rich lunch side dish made of Chayote squash along with Yellow Split Lentils.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time30 minutes mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 4

Calories: 86kcal

Author: Sharmila Kingsly

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Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml

Equipment

• Pressure Cooker

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  Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 Chow chow
• ▢ ¼ cup Moong Dal
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Chilli powder
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
• ▢ Salt as needed

To Grind :

• ▢ ¼ cip Coconut
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds

To Temper :

• ▢ 2 teaspoon Coconut oil / any cooking oil
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Urad Dal
• ▢ 2 Dry Red Chilli
• ▢ 1 sprig Curry Leaves

Instructions 

• Peel the skin of chow chow and chope them into cube sized pieces. In a pressure cooker add the chopped chow chow along with Moong Dal, Chilli powder, Turmeric powder and Salt.
• Add 1 cup of water mix well and pressure cook for about 3 whistles. Wait till the pressure is released by its own and then open the cooker. Grind the ingredients mentioned in the “To Grind” section by add little water to a fine paste.
• Add the ground coconut to the cooked chow chow and mix well.
• Bring it to a boil after adding the ground coconut masala .Finally prepare the tadka with the ingredients mentioned under the “To Temper” section and switch off the flame.

Notes

· Serve hot with rice.
· Use coconut oil for preparing this kootu don’t skip it.

Nutrition

Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.2g | Protein: 2.7g | Fat: 5.4g | Saturated Fat: 3.3g | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 2.3g | Sugar: 0.9g | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg

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