Chow Chow/Chayote Poriyal

Today's post is a simple recipe with Chayote aka chow chow,in our households we make sambhar and kootu with chow chow.But this poriyal was new to me when I had in Saravana Bhavan lunch Thali.It tasted good and my son liked it a lot,so tried my version and came out delicious.Now off to the recipe................

Basic Information

Preparation Time 10 minutes
Cooking Time 15 minutes
Serves 2-3

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Chayote/chow chow	11/2 cups(chopped)
Channadhal/kadalparuppu	2tbs
Green chilly/pachamilagai	2
Coconut(grated)	2tbs
Shallots/chinna vengayam	4(chopped)
Salt	3/4tsp
Oil	2tsp

For the tempering

Ingredient	Quantity
Mustard seeds/kadugu	1/2 tsp
Urad dhal/uluthamparuppu	1tsp
Red chilly/varamlagai	1(broken)
Asafoeitda/perungayam	a pinch
Curry leaves/karivepillai	few leaves

Method

Pressure cook the channa dhal for whistle in a pressure cooker and keep it aside.
In a pan add the chopped chayote and green chilly.Sprinkle some water and pinch of salt,cook it till it becomes tender.Drain if any excess water.
In a separate pan heat the oil and do the tempering with the ingredients,saute the shallots for a minute,add the grated coconut and cooked channa dhal along with the salt.
Add the cooked chayote and mix it well and keep it for a minute in the flame.
Simple chayote poriyal is ready.

Enjoy.................................

Instead channa dhal,moong dhal can be used.
Here I cooked the channa dhal for a whistle in a cooker,instead you can soak it for 10 minutes and cook in the microwave.

This recipe is off to Vegan Thursday event started by Priya of Priya's Versatile Recipes.

Sumber http://www.naliniscooking.com

Comments

Masoor Dhal Masal Vadai

For this month cooking secretly,I am paired up with Sangee Vijay of Spicy Treats .She gave me masoor dhal and mint as secret ingredients and used both them.For the first time I tried masal vadai using masoor dhal along with split yellow peas.The vadai came out so crispy and delicious,lets move on to the recipe.............................. Masoor Dhal Masal Vadai Basic Information Soaking time 2-3 hours Preparation time 15 minutes Cooking time 15-20 minutes Makes 12 vadais Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Masoor Dhal 1/2 cup Split peas/pattani paruppu 2 tbs Green chilly/pachamilagai 2 Red chilly /varamilagai 1 Ginger/inji 1 inch Garlic/poondu 2 cloves Onion(finely chopped) 1(big size) Curry leaves/karivepillai 1 sprig (chopped) Coriander leaves 2-3 tb...

Rava Kozhukattai/Rava Pidi kozhukattai

For the alphabet R,I decided to make something with rava aka semolina.But I have blogged most of the rava recipes in Tamil cuisine. When I was going through the cook books and hand written recipes,rava kozhukattai caught my attention. The method of making this kozhukattai is same as upma kozhukattai ,whereas rava/semolina is used instead of rice.Both sweet and savory versions can be made with semolina.As we had lot of sweet dishes in the previous week I made the savory version.Soon share the sweet version.This is a great option for evening snack and I served with coconut chutney.Lets move on to the recipe............ ...

Kothamalli/Coriander Thokku

Coriander thokku is a flavorful,tangy and spicy thokku which I make it often and store it.It is an easy to make thokku which stays fresh for a week in the refrigerator.My mom makes this one for travelling since it stays good without refrigeration for two days.This thokku is an accompaniment for idly,dosa,chappathi and curd rice.It can also be mixed with white rice topped with ghee or sesame oil.Here goes the recipe........ Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Coriander Leaves 3cups(tightly packed) Urad dhal/Uluttham paruppu 4tbs Red chilly 6-7nos. Tamarind paste 2-21/2tbs Oil 4tbs Curry leaves 1 sprig Mustard seeds/kadugu 1/2tsp Asafoetida/perungayam 1/8tsp Salt to taste Method Trim the edges and wash the coriander ...

Make The Best Wedding Day Cookies

Search This Blog