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Chow Chow Poriyal

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
5 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 1
Calories: 250kcal
Author: Shruthi

Equipment

  • Mixer Grinder
  • Vessel
  • Pan

Ingredients

  • 200 gms chow-chow Chpped
  • 50 gms split green gram
  • 3 tbsp Grated coconut
  • 1 tbsp Bengal gram
  • ½ tbsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 No Green Chilli
  • ½ tbsp Mustard seeds and split black gram
  • 2 stalk Curry leaves
  • 1 tbsp Oil Cold press
  • 1 Pinch Asafoetida
  • 50 ml Water
  • to taste Salt

Instructions

  • Wash and clean split black gram and cook in vessel until 3/4 th done
  • Steam-cook the chow-chow in a steam cooker or a vessel
  • Blend the coconut, cumin seeds and green chilli into a coarse mixture
  • Heat the oil in a pan
  • Season with mustard seeds, black gram, bengal gram, asafoetida and curry leaves.
  • Add cooked Chow-chow and split green grams
  • Stir fry for 2 min and add salt
  • Add coconut mixture saute for a minute
  • Remove from stove, garnish with fresh curry leaves and serve

Notes

Did You Know:
Chow Chow or chayote, as it is otherwise known, is a low calorie vegetable with a minimal amount of nutrients. However, it contains twice the amount of potassium an vitamin as an average cucumber. it is also a diuretic and has wound healing properties.