Chow Chow Kootu is a mild and comforting South Indian dish. It is made with tender chow chow (chayote squash) and protein-rich green gram dal. The vegetable is cooked with sambar powder, turmeric, and salt until soft. Then it is mixed with the dal to create a creamy, flavorful dish. A simple tempering of mustard seeds, curry leaves, and onions enhances the aroma and taste. This wholesome kootu pairs perfectly with steamed rice. It also serves as a side dish for chapati. It is a nutritious and delicious addition to any meal.
Chow Chow Kootu
4
servings5
minutes30
minutesThis side dish is made with Chow Chow (Chayote) and Green Gram Dhal. It’s easy to make and is served with hot rice.
Ingredients
Chow Chow – 1 No
Green Gram Dhal – ½ cup
Sambar powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Salt – ½ teaspoon
Oil – 1 teaspoon
Mustard – ½ teaspoon
Curry leaves – few
Sambar Onion – 2 Nos
Directions
- Cook Green gram dal along with a pinch of turmeric powder in open vessel till soft.
- Peel the skin from chow chow and cut into small pieces.
- Add the cut chow chow pieces in a vessel and just add enough water to cover the vegetable.
- Add sambar powder, turmeric and salt and cook till the vegetables are soft. Add the cooked dal. Allow to boil.
- Season it with mustard, curry leaves and chopped onion.
Hello,
Tried this recipe and the dish turned out to be very good.
Thanks.
Hi Kamala,
Thanks for your lovely recipe. I made it twice, it is now became regular kootu at my place. Thanks for sharing.
cheers
rajani
Hi Selvi & Rajani rayudu, Thanks for your feedback. You can also make Pricha Kuzhambu and Poriyal with this vegetable. Check that recipes also. Even making sambar with this vegetable tastes good.
Hi there,
good recipe.. thanks for sharing – i did today and i had double meals 🙂
Regards,
Muthu
Thank you Muthu for your kind feed back.
hi mam…….
am ramya…….diz year am gonna to getting marriage…..bcoz of that i started to cook…….ur reciepes are very helpful to me….i have tried brijal kara kozhambu today…..its turned out superb….one request,i dnt know how to prepare aviyal…….i seached in ur website bt i couldnt found……..my mama likes that so much thats y……….can u help me mam?
Hello Kamala, can you please give us a recipe for beetroot poriyal? Thanks
Just want to clarify with you. In most of your recipes u have used green gram dhal. Is it pacha pairu or pasi parupu? Is it Yellow moong dal? Kindly clarify
Hi Divya,
It is pasi paruppu. Also it is called as Payatham paruppu or yellow moong dal.