Chow Chow Kootu (Chayote Kootu)

It was a dull Monday morning and I had woken up late. Was wondering what to prepare for lunch. I came across a couple of chayote (chow chow / Bangalore Kathrikai) in my refrigerator and decided on preparing this easy to cook dish. Here you go..

Ingredients:

• Chow Chow / Chayote - 2 cups (diced)
• Moong Dhal (split yellow lentils) - 1/2 cup
• Grated coconut - 1 cup
• Green Chillies - 3 nos (thinly sliced lengthwise)
• Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Water - 2 cups(as needed)

 For Seasoning:

• Oil - 1/4 tsp
• Mustard - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - 1/2 cup

 Preparation:

1. Pressure cook the lentils, the diced chow chow, green chillies, turmeric and water.
2. In the mean time, grind the grated coconut to form a nice paste.
3. Once the pressure gets subsided, add the ground coconut paste to the ingredients and salt so that the mixture gets evenly cooked.
4. In a small kadai, heat oil and add the items mentioned in the seasoning part. Once done, add them to cooked ingredients and remove from heat.

This dish can be had with rice, rotis ,etc. Have a nice day!