Chow chow is rich in Vitamin C and potassium, and 1 cup counts for around 40 calories. The vegetable in itself is quite tasteless but chow chow bhath and chow chow kootu recipe seem to be quite popular, especially in Andhra cuisine. I've also made a delicious chow chow chutney recipe you may wish to try.
Chow chow cut into half
Here is the recipe for Chow Chow Sambar (Chayote Squash Cooked with Lentils)
Ingredients:
Chow chow - one, cubed
Toor dal - ½ cup
Water - 2 cups
Turmeric - one pinch
Green chillies - 2, slit on the sides
Onion - 1
Salt - to taste
Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
Sambar powder - 1 tbsp
For seasoning
Mustard seeds, curry leaves, chilly powder, chopped coriander leaves.
Instructions:
1. Pressure cook the dal with chillies, turmeric, cubed onions, and chow chow.
2. Add tamarind paste to the cooked dal. Also add the sambhar powder. Adjust water to get the consistency you like.
3. Heat oil in a separate kadai, add mustard seeds, chilly powder and curry leaves and fry for 10 seconds. Add to the dal mixture. Mix well. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Chow chow sambar with curd rice
I served chow chow sambar with some curd rice.
Suganya
Oh yes, I can see the pomegranate behind 🙂
Asha
Those look exactly as I remember we used to get in B'lore, long and green.YUM! I love that veggie. We get a shorter and fatter Spanish ones here, expensive too but will buy anyway!:)
Sambhar looks delicious. I just made green mango sambhar I bought fro th Indian grocery store last week!:))
Namratha
Sambar looks delish Nags, I make it too but without the sambar powder..
Jayashree
Nice pic, Nags.....
Happy cook
I have never used this vegetable. But the sambar indeed looks so good.
Hima
I cook chow chow in many ways, usually, curry, dal, kootu etc., Never used in Sambar. I am sure it must have taste excellent.
TBC
This tastes great- I know 'cos I make it too.:-)
Rachel
ahhan..someone's pics are getting wonderful day by day....
Mona
Never saw this veggie at my place in any grocery or vegetable store, is it similar to bottle guard?
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Seema
Lovely Sambhar Nags! It looks so delicious.. Sambhar & curds go together.. i love it!