This easy and quick Poriyal is made with Chow Chow (Chayote) also called as “Bangalore Kathirikai” and served as side dish with steamed rice.
Chow Chow Poriyal
Course: PoriyalCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
15
minutesThis easy and quick Poriyal is made with Chow Chow (Chayote) also called as “Bangalore Kathirikai” and served as side dish with steamed rice.
Ingredients
Chow Chow – 1 No
Onion – 1 No
Oil – 2 teaspoons
Mustard – 1/2 teaspoon
Bengal gram dhal – 1 tablespoon
Urad dhal – 1 teaspoon
Asafotida Powder – a pinch
Red Chillies – 2 to 3
Curry Leaves – few
Coconut gratings- 2 tablespoons
Salt – 1/2 teaspoon or as per taste
Directions
- Remove the skin and inner white nut from chow chow. Cut it into small cubes.
- Chop onion finely.
- In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot, add mustard. When it starts pop up add Bengal gram dal, urad dal, red chillies (break it into two to three pieces), asafoetida powder and fry till the dals turn light brown.
- Add chopped onion and curry leaves. Fry for a while.
- Add chow chow pieces along with turmeric powder and salt. Mix it well.
- Add half cup water and stir it. Close with a lid and cook on medium flame till all the water is absorbed and the vegetable is soft.
- Finally add coconut gratings and mix it well and remove from stove.
looks simple and tasty;
came here by chance; you’ve got a lovely set of recipes here 🙂
I used to waste this chow chow poriyal long back(in the hostel) , now, in the contrary, I appreciate it so much that I keep searching for new types of preparartions using this vegetable 🙂
thanks for the recipe !
Hi,
Thank you for visiting my site. Chow Chow can be used in sambar and kootu also.
Check for more chow chow recipes in the following link:
https://www.kamalascorner.com/2008/06/chow-chow-chayote.html
Hi Mam,
Have been religiously following your website and must say it's an aweome one specially for beginners like me 🙂 and I tried this dish with the help of your's and turned out to be good. Thanks a ton for it.
Hi MJ,
Thank you for visiting my site. Nice to hear that your trial of this poriyal turned out to be good.
Hi mam,
Your recipes are easy and tasty . I tried most of your recipes . All came out very well.Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipes.
Thank you for your kind words.