Chayote Squash or in tamil we call it as Chow Chow is a very healthy veggie. It is one veggie less in calories and also rich in vitamin. Chow Chow Stir-fry is a very tasty poriyal variety. I have enriched the poriyal by adding onions and capsicum and also dry grinding raosted gram dal along with coconut. We can make plain stir-fry also, but the onions and capsicum adds a nice flavour to the dish. This Chow Chow Poriyal ( Chayote Squash Stir-Fry) goes well with any SouthIndian main courses.
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| Chow Chow Poriyal Recipe | Chayote Squash Stir-Fry Recipe |
Preparation and Yield:
| Preparation time | 15 mins |
| Cooking Time | 20 mins |
| Servings | 4 |
| Recipe Category | Poriyal |
| Recipe Cuisine | South Indian |
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| Chow Chow Poriyal Recipe | Chayote Squash Stir-Fry Recipe |
Ingredients:
| Chow Chow (Chayote Squash) | 350gms |
| Capsicum | 1/2 |
| Onion | 1 |
| Salt | To taste |
| Turmeric Powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
For Grinding:
| Grated Coconut | 2 tablespoon |
| Roasted Gram Dal | 2 tablespoon |
| Cumin Seeds | 1 teapsoon |
For Seasoning:
| Oil | 2 tablespoon |
| Mustard seeds | 1 teaspoon |
| Split Urid dal | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Channa Dal | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Red Chilli | 1 |
| Curry Leaves | few |
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| Chow Chow Poriyal Recipe | Chayote Squash Stir-Fry Recipe |
Method:
- Finely chop the onion, chow chow and capsicum and set it aside
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Then add the split urid dal, channa dal and fry it till they turn golden brown. Also add few curry leaves and a red chilli and saute for few seconds
- Then add the finely chopped onions and saute till they are translucent. Then, add the chopped capsicum and saute them for couple of mintues. The capsicum should not be mushy they should be crunchy.
- Add chow chow pieces along ith turmeric powder and salt and stir-fry for 2 minutes in high flame. Add a cup of water and allow the chow chow to cook completely and becomes soft
- Meanwhile, take the roasted gram dal, grated coconut and cumin seeds to the mixer jar and grid it to a dry powder
- Once the chow chow is cooked, add the ground coconut powder and mix well. Keep in flame for another minutes, and switch off the flame
- Serve the delicious Chow Chow Poriyal as an accompaniment for any South Indian main courses and enjoy the dish!
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| Chow Chow Poriyal Recipe | Chayote Squash Stir-Fry Recipe |