Chow Chow Kootu Recipe | Chayote Stew Recipe

Chayote (Chow Chow) is an edible plant and like bitter gourd, ridge gourd, this also belongs to gourd family. Chow Chow is is low in Saturated Fat,and a very good source of Dietary Fiber and vitamins. We can make poriyal, stew and thugayal out of Chow Chow. We can serve Chow Chow stew with hot rice and any kuzhambu varieties. We can also mix the stew with hot steaming rice and feed the kids. It is a very healthy and tasty stew and you should try this Chow Chow kootu and share your suggestions.

Preparation and Yield:

Preparation time	10 mins
Cooking Time	35 mins
Servings	5

Chow Chow Kootu Recipe | Chayote Stew Recipe

Ingredients:

Chow Chow	2 or 350gms
Turmeric Powder	1/4 teaspoon
Moong Dal	1/4 Cup *
Salt	To taste

* 1 cup = 250ml

For Grinding:

Oil	1 teaspoon
Channa dal / Bengal Gram Dal	1 tablespoon
Coriander Seeds	1 tablespoon
Red Chillies	2
Pepper	1/2 teaspoon
Grated Coconut	1 tablespoon

For Seasoning:

Oil	1 teaspoon
Mustard Seeds	1 teaspoon
Split Urid dal	1 teaspoon
Curry Leaves	few

Method:

Heat oil in a pan and add the grinding ingredients and fry them till the dal turns slightly golden color. Take the fried ingredients in a mixer along with grated coconut and grind it to a nice paste

Wash and finely chop the chow chow and take it in a vessel along with water and turmeric powder. Pressure cook the chow chow and moong dal and set it aside

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add split urid dal and fry till the dal turns golden color. Then add curry leaves and broken red chilli and saute it for a second. Then add the chopped chow chow and mix well.