Chow Chow Kootu is a tasty side dish made by cooking chow chow with dal, coconut, onions, spices and herbs. Chow Chow Kootu can be enjoyed as a side dish, mixed with rice and a good alternate to the regular sambar & other curry. Learn to make Chow Chow Kootu with step by step pictures.
Chow Chow Kootu is mittu’s favorite and this is the only way she can eat even the veggies she doesn’t like – like mother like daughter. Chow Chow Kootu – One of the simple kootu recipes, a great side dish for rice and chapati too!
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About Chow Chow Kootu
Chow Chow Kootu is made using chayote, toor dal, coconut, onion, tempering spices and herbs. Kootu is a South Indian side dish made using dal, coconut along with vegetable of your choice.
You can even use a small pressure cooker to make this kootu quickly otherwise use stove top boiling method which takes a bit of time. This kootu can be used as a base for many vegetables like carrot, beans etc.
I always use this recipe as a base for most of my kootu recipes. You can even add rice flour mixed with water to make the kootu thick. This is one tip I learnt from my mother.
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Chow Chow Kootu Ingredients
- Chow Chow – Chow chow also known as chayote is used for this kootu.
- Masala paste – Coconut along with cumin seeds is grind to a coarse mixture and used in this kootu.
- Turmeric powder – Turmeric powder is added for color and flavor.
- Toor dal– Toor dal is cooked, mashed and added.
- Tempering – A basic tempering is made with oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, hing, curry leaves and green chilies.
How to make Chow Chow Kootu Step by Step
1.Peel the skin of the vegetable and chop them finely. Grind coconut and cumin seeds to a coarse paste and set aside. Pressure cook toor dal, turmeric, water until mushy and soft. Mash it well with a ladle and set aside.
2.Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds let it splutter then add urad dal, green chilies, hing and curry leaves. Then add onion and sauté till onion shrinks. Add chow chow along with turmeric powder, sauté for 2 minutes until raw smell leaves
3.Then add cooked dal and required water cook covered until the veggie becomes soft, add required salt. Allow it to boil and keep stirring in between.
4.Then add the coconut paste and allow it to boil till it becomes thick. Switch off. Chow chow kootu is ready!
Serve hot with rice!
Expert Tips
- Add the coconut paste only after the veggie is cooked.
- The curry will thicken with time so switch it off accordingly.
- You can also replace toor dal with chana dal.
Serving and Storage
Chow chow kootu can be served with rice, roti etc. This kootu keeps well in fridge for 2 days, reheat and serve it.
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Chow Chow Kootu Recipe | Chayote Kootu Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 medium sizedchow chow cut into small cubes
- 2 tablespoon toor dal
- 1 medium sized sized big onion chopped finely
- a generous pinch turmeric powder
- salt to taste
To grind:
- 2 tablespoon coconut grated
- 1 teaspoon jeera / cumin seeds
To temper:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon urad dal
- a generous pinch hing / perungayam
- 10 curry leaves
- 1 green chilli slitted
Instructions
- Peel the skin of the vegetable and chop them finely. Grind coconut and cumin seeds to a coarse paste and set aside. Pressure cook toor dal, turmeric, water until mushy and soft. Mash it well with a ladle and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds let it splutter then add urad dal, green chilies, hing and curry leaves. Then add onion and sauté till onion shrinks. Add chow chow along with turmeric powder, sauté for 2 minutes until raw smell leaves
- Then add cooked dal and required water cook covered until the veggie becomes soft, add required salt. Allow it to boil and keep stirring in between.
- Then add the coconut paste and allow it to boil till it becomes thick. Switch off. Chow chow kootu is ready!
- Serve hot with rice!
Notes
- Add the coconut paste only after the veggie is cooked.
- The curry will thicken with time so switch it off accordingly.
- You can also replace toor dal with chana dal.
Aarthi
my mum makes this often..yummy
Uma
Wow. I love this. I posted something like this only just before.
schmetterlingwords
A simple and delicious kootu. If I get hold of that bowl, I shall finish it quickly and ask for more 🙂
Kurryleaves
looks yummy…nice and flavorful curry,,,
Alpana
YUmmy……..with lip smacking pictures.
sangee vijay
this is my fav too…looks truly inviting !!
Ciccia
Can you send it over to Rome for dinner tonight, it's making me very hungry! Have a nice weekend!
Suja
Lovely and healthy combo..tempting
Sobha Shyam
kootu looks so delicious, i too make it in a different style..
Cham
I love kootu very much with kaara kuzhambu on side! This would be a comfort food!
San
Squash curry is awesome sharmi. It is an ultimatum to have it with papad n rice.
PriyaVaasu
looks yummy! Chana dal adds a nice flavor to the kootu!
Tina
Looks yummy…
divya
looks so yummy…mouth watering ..
Suma Gandlur
Simple yet lovely.
priya ravi
love this dish very much.. make it often at home… megha likes to have this with plain rice and ghee..
Prathima Rao
Simple & healthy kootu…..Looks inviting…
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
Srimathi
I love any form of Kootu. Chow Chow kootu looks yummy.
Amina
healthy and delicious…
nanusree
I enjoy your website a lot-result being that last fortnight i have been cooking several a recipe from your site.I and my hubby are paneer crazy and your paneer kadai came out so well that i we were literally licking to the end.
Thanks a lot and keep posting more 🙂
Chitra
I too love this kootu with vatral kulambhu. My mom adds milk in the end 🙂
Jayasri Ravi
My favourite kootu, as this is favourite vegetable.., love it, as always lovely clicks dear
Nitha
Healthy and yummy..
Prathibha
love the coconut based gravies..looks yumm
Nags
this is one of my faves, and my version is a bit different but end result is sure to be good either ways!
M D
We make the similar way and are quite fond of this vegetable. Nice pics 🙂
Sumi
love such simple comfort foods
vadivu raj
Tried it today and it came out wonderfully. Thank you for such a good and simple recipe
Pavithra
Hi,
Did you remove skin of chow chow?
SHARMILEE J
Yes I do!
Murugappan Chokkalingam
good recipie and nice presentation
priyaas
U missed onion in ingredients sharmi
charlie puth
good