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.
Sig
I didn't know chow chow was a vegetable!!! Isn't chow chow bath a combination of kara bath and kesari bath, or am I thinking of something else?
Looks like Vday came early for you this year? 🙂
Madhumita.
This is Synchronicity. I've been thinking about some nice creamy curd rice and your blog features 2 versions :). Btw, do you have a recipe for home made sambar powder?
Great collection here.
AnuZi
Looks soooo good. I would go to town on this sambhar...all I'll need is some hot rice and ghee :o)
Pravs
i have seen this veggie here and wondered what to do with this..i will try your recipe with this now. Looks yummy.
Alpa
lovely sambhar! How come your chayote doesn't get mushy when you pressure cook it like mine? Is there a secret? beautiful photo by the way! Happy v-day to you!
Sia
i always hated this veggie while growing up. i have to make sure that i dont hate it anymore by cooking ur sambar:)
easycrafts
We make vegetable and kootu of chowchow...never tried sambar still, thanks for the idea
Seena
Chow chow??? haven't seen it..will try a sambar when I get it..
Meera
chow chow in sambar sounds like a good idea. looks so delicious.
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SHANTI BHANU
lovely sambhar....when ever i make sambhar i add chow chow ...it tastes grt...rite............