Chayote Kootu | Chow-Chow Kootu Recipe

I always love to make kootu. It can be made in just 10 mins or so. Amma gave a simplest recipe for making kootu. Put all the ingredients in a pressure cooker and finally temper it… the kootu is already in mins. I love to have it with plain rice, chapathi and dosai. This kootu will make u addictive when it is had with any kuzhambu along with pappad and steamed rice topped with ghee. I served it with karamani kuzhambu (Recipe Coming Soon) and steamed rice. Hummm!!! Delicious..

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Preparation time: less than 5 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins

Ingredients

1 Chayote/Chow-chow

1 small onion

1 small tomato

1-2 green chillies

2 garlic cloves

½ tsp sambar powder

¼ cup moong dal

1-2 tsp grated coconut

Coriander leaves (to garnish)

Salt

To temper

1 tsp coconut oil

½ tsp mustard seeds

1 sprig curry leaves

1-2 red chillies

Generous pinch of asafetida

How to make it

• Peel the skin of chayote and make it into small cubes. Chop onions and tomatoes. Slit the green chillies.
• Wash and soak moong dal in a cup of water for 10 minutes.
• In a pressure cooker add onions,tomatoes, green chillies, garlic, chayote.

• Also add the soaked moong dal along with the water. Add sambar powder and salt. Mix it well.

• Pressure-cook it for 1-2 whistles and switch off the stove. Add the grated coconut and mix well.

• Temper the items given in a separate pan and add to the kootu.

• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Notes:

1. Chayote will leave water by itself. So add water accordingly.