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Chow Chow Kootu Recipe – Chayote Kootu Recipe

November 4, 2011 by Sharmilee J 40 Comments

Chow Chow Kootu Recipe

The post for today is a very easy chow chow kootu recipe.Chow Chow Kootu is my daughters favourite and this is the only way she can eat even the veggies she doesnt like – like mother like daughter 🙂 Chow Chow Kootu – One of the simple kootu recipes,great side dish for rice and chapathi too! We have a long weekend this week as Monday is a local holiday here, Looking forward for a comforting and relaxing weekend!

Chow Chow Kootu Recipe – Ingredients

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Chow chow(Chayote) – 1 skin scrapped & cut into small cubes
Toor Dhal – a fistful
Big Onion – 1 small sized chopped finely
Turmeric powder – a generous pinch
Salt – to taste

To grind together:

Grated coconut – 2 tbsp
Jeera / cumin seeds – 1 tsp

To Temper:

Oil -1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Urad Dhal – 1/2 tsp
Hing(Perungayam) – a generous pinch
Curry leaves – few
Green chillies – 1 slitted

Method:

  1. Scrap the outerskin of the veggie and chop them finely.Grind coconut and jeera to a coarse paste and set aside.Pressure cook toor dal with water until mushy and soft. Mash it well with a laddle and set aside.
    How to make chow chow kootu - Step1
  2. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dhal, green chillies and curry leaves.Then add onion and hing saute till onion shrinks. Add chow chow along with turmeric powder, saute for 2mins.
    How to make chow chow kootu - Step2
  3. Then add cooked dhal and required water cook covered until the veggie becomes soft,add required salt.Allow it to boil and Keep stirring in between.
    How to make chow chow kootu - Step3
  4. Then add the coconut paste and allow it to boil till it becomes thick.Switch off and serve with hot rice.
    How to make chow chow kootu - Step3

Serve hot with rice!
Chow Chow Kootu Recipe

My 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 dhal with chana dal.

Chow Chow Kootu Recipe

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Comments

  1. Aarthi says

    November 4, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    my mum makes this often..yummy

    Reply
  2. Uma says

    November 4, 2011 at 5:21 pm

    Wow. I love this. I posted something like this only just before.

    Reply
  3. Archana says

    November 4, 2011 at 5:23 pm

    looks good.Hosting an event which I am calling Back to our Roots Also hosting for Nov’11 Veggie Food for the Month_Raw Banana.

    Reply
  4. schmetterlingwords says

    November 4, 2011 at 6:10 pm

    A simple and delicious kootu. If I get hold of that bowl, I shall finish it quickly and ask for more 🙂

    Reply
  5. Madhavi says

    November 4, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    Hummm yumyyyy post and nice clicks 🙂

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  6. Kurryleaves says

    November 4, 2011 at 6:30 pm

    looks yummy…nice and flavorful curry,,,

    Reply
  7. Vardhini says

    November 4, 2011 at 6:34 pm

    I make kootu with this vegetable too. Hubby's favorite.

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  8. Alpana says

    November 4, 2011 at 6:53 pm

    YUmmy……..with lip smacking pictures.

    Reply
  9. sangee vijay says

    November 4, 2011 at 6:53 pm

    this is my fav too…looks truly inviting !!

    Reply
  10. Ciccia says

    November 4, 2011 at 7:16 pm

    Can you send it over to Rome for dinner tonight, it's making me very hungry! Have a nice weekend!

    Reply
  11. Suja says

    November 4, 2011 at 7:51 pm

    Lovely and healthy combo..tempting

    Reply
  12. Krithi's Kitchen says

    November 4, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    Mmm.. delicious.. I too love any vegetables in kootu..
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  13. Sobha Shyam says

    November 4, 2011 at 8:08 pm

    kootu looks so delicious, i too make it in a different style..

    Reply
  14. Cham says

    November 4, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    I love kootu very much with kaara kuzhambu on side! This would be a comfort food!

    Reply
  15. ANU says

    November 4, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    very nice kootu…simple recipe…love the clicks dear!

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  16. San says

    November 4, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    Squash curry is awesome sharmi. It is an ultimatum to have it with papad n rice.

    Reply
  17. PriyaVaasu says

    November 4, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    looks yummy! Chana dal adds a nice flavor to the kootu!

    Reply
  18. Tina says

    November 4, 2011 at 11:41 pm

    Looks yummy…

    Reply
  19. divya says

    November 5, 2011 at 12:50 am

    looks so yummy…mouth watering ..

    Reply
  20. Suma Gandlur says

    November 5, 2011 at 1:56 am

    Simple yet lovely.

    Reply
  21. aipi says

    November 5, 2011 at 3:59 am

    Hearty n delicious it looks!
    USMasala

    Reply
  22. Kalyani says

    November 5, 2011 at 7:43 am

    our family's fav dish 🙂

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  23. priya ravi says

    November 5, 2011 at 10:48 am

    love this dish very much.. make it often at home… megha likes to have this with plain rice and ghee..

    Reply
  24. Prathima Rao says

    November 5, 2011 at 1:36 pm

    Simple & healthy kootu…..Looks inviting…
    Prathima Rao
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    Reply
  25. Srimathi says

    November 5, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    I love any form of Kootu. Chow Chow kootu looks yummy.

    Reply
  26. Amina says

    November 6, 2011 at 12:52 am

    healthy and delicious…

    Reply
  27. nanusree says

    November 6, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    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 🙂

    Reply
  28. Chitra says

    November 6, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    I too love this kootu with vatral kulambhu. My mom adds milk in the end 🙂

    Reply
  29. Jayasri Ravi says

    November 6, 2011 at 5:38 pm

    My favourite kootu, as this is favourite vegetable.., love it, as always lovely clicks dear

    Reply
  30. Nitha says

    November 6, 2011 at 5:39 pm

    Healthy and yummy..

    Reply
  31. Prathibha says

    November 7, 2011 at 4:08 am

    love the coconut based gravies..looks yumm

    Reply
  32. Nags says

    November 7, 2011 at 9:29 am

    this is one of my faves, and my version is a bit different but end result is sure to be good either ways!

    Reply
  33. M D says

    November 7, 2011 at 11:16 am

    We make the similar way and are quite fond of this vegetable. Nice pics 🙂

    Reply
  34. Sumi says

    November 8, 2011 at 4:33 am

    love such simple comfort foods

    Reply
  35. vadivu raj says

    November 27, 2012 at 4:06 am

    Tried it today and it came out wonderfully. Thank you for such a good and simple recipe

    Reply
  36. Pavithra says

    July 11, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    Hi,

    Did you remove skin of chow chow?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      July 12, 2013 at 1:43 am

      Yes I do!

      Reply
  37. Murugappan Chokkalingam says

    March 22, 2014 at 1:02 pm

    good recipie and nice presentation

    Reply
  38. priyaas says

    October 16, 2014 at 1:18 am

    U missed onion in ingredients sharmi

    Reply
  39. charlie puth says

    November 3, 2016 at 7:11 pm

    good

    Reply

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