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Chow Chow kootu | How to make Chow Chow kootu

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Delicious Chow chow kootu, cooked softly with mild spices, toor dal and coconut.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 6
Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

  • 2 chow chow (chayote)
  • 1 cup toor dal (boiled)
  • ½ cup coconut (pasted)
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • ¾ tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp asafoetida
  • 2 red chillies
  • Few curry leaves
  • 1 big onion
  • 2 cups water (approx.)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tbsp sambar powder (as per taste)
  • 1 tsp salt (as per taste)

Instructions
 

Preparation:

  • Wash and peel the skin Chow Chow(chayote).
  • Chop into small pieces.
  • Soak toor dal for 20min and pressure cook for four whistles, mash and keep ready.
  • Grind coconut into a coarse paste and keep aside.

Recipe to make Chow Chow kootu:

  • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and cumin seeds.
  • Let them splutter in hot oil.
  • Also add curry leaves, red chillies and asafoetida.
  • Put chopped onions. This is optional and you can omit using onions.
  • Saute the onions for two minutes until they become soft.
  • Add chopped Chow chow.
  • Also, put some turmeric powder and sambar powder as per taste.
  • Pour water cover with a lid and cook for ten minutes until the veggies become soft and tender.
  • Now add the cooked toor dal and ground coconut paste.
  • Add salt to the kootu as per your taste.
  • Mix everything together, cover and let the kootu cook for five minutes in low flame.
  • Switch off and serve with appam, steamed rice and papad.

Notes

Notes: 1) Firstly, for this kind of kootu recipes, always cook the vegetables completely until they become soft. Crunchy cooked vegetables will not be suitable for kootu. 2) Furthermore, you can use grated coconut instead of coconut paste. 3) Also, do not avoid asafoetida and cumin seeds as these give the unique aroma and aid better digestion.

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcal
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