Chow Chow Kootu / Chayote Kootu

Today post is simple chow chow kootu with moong dal recipe... Chow chow / Chayote is not liked by many including our family.. But i loved it with pulli kuzhambu, is a perfect combination for lunch recipe.. It goes well with poondu kuzhambu, vatha kuzhambu or any spicy kuzhambu.. I comfortable to make this kootu in pressure cooker but i always prefer stove top boiling for kootu recipes. . 

I make this simple kootu with moong dal / passi paruppu. Lentils are cooked and simmered in coconut masala and a tempering added in the end.. Somehow i have not posted one recipe with this vegetable so i decided to post this kootu just for you...

So i hope that you must try this recipe and letme know it's turns out from you..

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 20 mins

Serve - 3

Recipe cuisine : South Indian

Recipe category : Sidedish..

INGREDIENTS :

Chow chow / Chayote - 1 (big size, chopped)

Moong dal - 5 tbspn

Water - 1/3 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn

Salt - as needed

FOR MASALA :

Fresh coconut - 2 tbspn

Green chilli - 1 

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tspn

Garlic - 1 cloves

TO TEMPER :

Coconut oil - 1 tbspn

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tspn

Shallots - 1 (chopped)

Curry leaves - sping

METHOD :

• Peel the skin and remove the seed and chopped into small tiny squares as desired..
• Take masala ingredients given in the list " FOR MASALA" and make it a coarse paste..
• In a pressure cooker add in chow chow, moong dal, turmeric powder, and water..
• Pressure cook it for 2 whistle.. open it after pressure down..
• Now mash it with ladle and add in masala and salt, mix well.
• Keep it low flame for 5 mins till the raw smell goes..
• Off the stove.. keep aside.
• In a small kadai add in coconut oil and temper the items given in the list " TO TEMPER".
• Pour it to the chow chow kootu..
• Mix well and transfer to the plate..
• Enjoy..

PICTORIAL :

Take your chow chow / Chayote

Chope them into tiny squares

Add them to the cooker

Add some moong dal

Some water

Turmeric powder

Pressure cook it for 2 whistle

Now it's done

Take masala ingredients in the plate

Add them to the blender

Make it a coarse paste

Mash it with ladle

Add the masala

Little salt

Keep in low flame for 5 mins

Till the raw smell goes

Heat a pan with coconut oil and add mustard

Add in chopped shallots

Few curry leaves

Pour them into the chow chow kootu

Transfer them into a serving bowl

Enjoy..

Cabbage Poriyal / Muttakos Curry

This is a simple version of cabbage poriyal that i learn from my aunty.. I prepared cabbage in 3 to 5 ways but this is one way that the poriyal is goes well with both rice or rotis and it is good for health.. It is very light and low calories dish with chapatis I hade it in the morning is a delicious breakfast combo... 

When we had tour to kodaikanal and enjoy the beautiful weather and excellent places.. we stay for 5 days with my son and daughter and it a excellent trip to my kids, they really enjoyed it.. when we return from the kodaikanal they sold the raddish, cabbage, carrot, chow chow in a road side shop.. the colour of the veggies attracted me to buy the vegetables.. When i saw the vegetables it is very fresh and neat so i buy all the vegetables...

When i cut them into two equal parts it is watery and fresh than the regular one which we buy in the markets.. So come to the recipe is simple and easy to make.. hope that you must try this recipe and let me know how it's turns out from you...

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 15 mins

Serve - 3 

Recipe cuisine : South Indian

Recipe category - Sidedish..

INGREDIENTS :

Cabbage - 1 (small chopped)

Green chilli - 4 (chopped)

Onion - 1 (sliced)

Coconut oil - 2 tbspn

Fresh coconut - 1 cup

Mustard seeds - 1 tspn

Urad dal - 1 tspn

Salt - as needed

MASALA :

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tspn

Garlic - 3 cloves 

METHOD :

• Heat a pan with coconut oil, add in mustrad seeds, urad dal..
• Allow to crackle and add in sliced onion, toss till transparent..
• Then add in chilli and toss for 1 min..
• Now add in chopped cabbage and toss well along with the onion.
• Then add in water, salt and cover it with lid for 7 mins..
• Inbetween the gap crush the cumin seeds and garlic and keep aside..
• Now open the lid and give a mix and cook the water evaporate..
• Add in crushed cumin and garlic and keep mixing for 1 mins..
• When it almost done, add in fresh coconut and mix well.
• Now it's done, serve hot.
• Enjoy..

PICTORIAL :

 Prepare your veggies

 Heat a pan with coconut oil

 Add in mustard and urad dal

 When they crackle and add in onion

 Add in green chilli

 Toss it for 1 mins

 Add in cabbage 

 Mix it along with onions

 Add in little water

 Now add in salt

 Cover it with lid

 Now alomst done

 Mix well

 Take some garlic and cumin seeds

 Crush it lightly

 Add the masala to the cabbage

 Now add in fresh coconut

 Mix it evenly

 Transfer it to a serving bowl

Enjoy..

Punjabi Mutton Curry / Spicy Mutton Gravy

This mutton curry is a great punjabi dish which makes with the finnest blends of spices... It is mouth watery earthy dish made with hot and spicy flavour thats makes you feel like you have a hearty meals.. It combinate excellent with the chapatis, rotis, white rice, briyani, parathas etc...

Roasted coconut masala gives a excellent aromatic flavour to the curry.. It is a popular non veg gravy that makes your meals perfect and mouth watering one.. The mutton is tender and the spices powder masala make the dish royal and you should never taste this curry in your life.. 

There are some other mutton recipes in my blog.. you can view it through the link..

Similar Recipe, 

First class railway mutton curry

Roasted mutton curry /  Rara gosht

Mutton rogan josh

Ambur mutton briyani

Mutton pulao

Mutton kola urundai

Andhra Tomato mutton curry

So i hope that you must try this recipe and let me know how it's turns out from you...

Preparation time : 15 mins

Cooking time : 30 mins

Serve - 4

Recipe source - Tasty Appetizer..

Recipe cuisine : Punjabi

INGREDIENTS :

Mutton - 1/2 kg (boneless)

Onion - 2 (sliced)

Green chilli - 2 (slit)

Tomato - 2 (chopped)

Chilli powder - 1 tspn

Coriander powder - 1 tspn

Garam masala powder - 1 tspn

Fresh coconut - 1/2 cup

Coriander leaves - few (chopped)

Mint leaves - few (chopped)

Salt - as needed

Cinnamon sticks - 2

Coconut oil - 3 tbspn

METHOD :

• Heat a pressure cooker with oil and add in cinnamon sticks..
• Add in sliced onion and toss till transparent..
• Then add in chilli and chopped tomatoes..
• Toss it for 2 mins and then add in spices powder and salt..
• Mix well till the spices blends well with the veggies..
• Then add in mutton pieces and mix well.
• Now keep the flame low and keep mixing till the mutton pieces change it's colour..
• Add little water and close the lid and whistle for 4..
• In between the gap till the mutton cooked..
• In a kadai add in coconut and toss for 5 mins till light brown and make it a paste..
• Now open the lid and add in coconut paste.. 
• Cook it for 5 mins till the raw smell is gone.. 
• Now add in coriander leaves and mint leaves..
• It's done and serve with rice or chapatis...
• Serve hot and enjoy...

PICTORIAL :

Take all your ingredients

Heat a pan with coconut oil

Add in cinamon sticks (sorry the pic is not clear)

Add in onion 

 

Toss well till transparent

When it changes it colour

Add in tomatoes and chilli

Toss well for 3 mins

Add in all spices powder

Add in little salt

Toss well till oil leaves the sides of the pan

Now look the mixture

Add in mutton pieces

Toss well till the mutton mix with the spices

Now it's done

Add some water

Pressure cook it for 4

Now open the lid and keep aside

Heat a pan with coconut and roast well till brown

(Sorry i forget to take pic) make it a paste

Add coconut masala to the gravy

Cook it for 10 mins low flame

Add in chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves

Transfer it to a bowl

Serve hot

Enjoy