Chow Chow Paal Kootu Recipe|Chayote Milk Kootu Recipe|india

I dont buy chow chow regularly. But amma buys them often and make kootu, poriyal with them. I have tasted them and it taste good.. So when i went shopping few weeks back, i saw this veg and picked one and made this..

Preparation Tme: 10 mins

Cooking Time : 15 to 20 mins

Serves: 3 to 4

Ingredients:

Chow Chow / Chayote - 1 chopped finely

Milk - 1 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

For Grinding:

Coconut - 1/2 cup

Green Chilli - 1

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp

Rice Flour - 2 tsp

For Seasoning:

Coconut Oil - 1 tblspn

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Curry Leaves - 1 sprig

Method:

Grind the ingredients for grinding till smooth.

Take chow chow in a sauce pan. Add in milk and water and cook till chow chow is done.

Add in coconut masala. mix well. Cook for 2 mins or so. Add salt and mix well.

Heat oil in a pan, add in mustard and urad dal and let them sizzle. Add curry leaves and let them sizzle.

Pour this in the curry and mix well.

Pictorial:

Chop choyote into small pieces

Take coconut in a blender

add green chilli

add cumin seeds

add rice flour

puree till smooth

take chow chow in a pan

add milk

add water

bring it to a boil

simmer till the veggie is cooked

add coconut masala

mix well

add salt

mix well

cook till thickens

heat oil in a pan

add mustard seeds

add urad dal

add curry leaves

let them sizzle

pour it into the curry

Mix well

Serve