Chow Chow Kootu | Chayote Squash Kootu

Chow chow or otherwise called as banglore kathirika is a common vegetable in south indian household.

No festival meal can be without kootu especially chow chow kootu. vethakuzhambhu and kootu is my favorite combination.

The same recipe can be used to make snake gourd kootu also. The procedure for all kootu remains the same. Instead of green chilli, we can use red chilli.

Chow Chow Kootu | Chayote Squash Kootu Preparation time: 10 mins |Cooking time: 20 mins | Serves: 2 Ingredients Chow chow  | Chayote squash 1 Kadala paruppu | channa dal 1/3 cup Turmeric ¼ tsp or less Green chilli 1 or 2 Coconut ½ cup Salt As required Coconut Oil 1 ½ tbsp Mustard ¼ tsp Urad dal ½ tsp Curry leaves 1 sprig Method 1. Chop the chow chow into small cubes and pressure cook for three whistle along with channa dal. Add a pinch of turmeric also. 2. Grind coconut and green chilli to a fine paste by adding little water. 3. Now to the cooked chow chow and dal, add the coconut paste and cook till you see the kootu boiling. You can add water accordingly to the chow chow and dal to make it into a kootu consistency. 4. Heat coconut oil. Add mustard, urad dal, curry leaves . Then add these to the kootu. Tastes yummy with vetha kuzhambhu!!!