Chayote squash/chow chow poriyal
Chayote squash/chow chow poriyal

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chayote squash/chow chow poriyal. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chayote squash/chow chow poriyal is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Chayote squash/chow chow poriyal is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

The pale green chayote squash, is widely used in South Indian cuisine. Apart from chow chow poriyal, another dish that I equally like is chow chow kootu. As for health benefits, chow chow is low in calories and is a good source of dietary fiber and Vitamin C. It has a cooling effect on the body and is perfect to eat during hot summers.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook chayote squash/chow chow poriyal using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chayote squash/chow chow poriyal:
  1. Prepare 1 chayote squash
  2. Get 1 onion
  3. Make ready 3 green chillies
  4. Make ready 2 red chillies
  5. Get 3 tablespoons moong dal soaked
  6. Prepare 2 tablespoons Grated coconut
  7. Make ready 1 teaspoon mustard
  8. Make ready leaves Curry
  9. Get As required Salt

Chow Chow along with onion, capsicum and coconut makes this poriyal more interesting. This poriyal goes well with any South Indian main courses like Kuzhambu, sambar or rasam varieties. Add chopped chow chow, turmeric powder, sambar powder, hing, cumin powder and salt to taste. To begin making Chow Chow Pasi Paruppu Poriyal Recipe (Chayote Squash And Moong Stir Fry), peel the skin, core the centre and chop the chayote squash into small cubes and keep aside.

Steps to make Chayote squash/chow chow poriyal:
  1. Cut the chayote squash into cubes and chop the onions into bite sized.Make sure the moongdal is soaked for around 15 minutes and drained.
  2. In a pan add oil and mustard,once crackled add curry leaves.After add the chillies and wait for them to crackle.
  3. Add in the onions and wait for them to turn translucent.
  4. Add in the chopped chayote squash and required salt.cover and cook for 5 minutes.
  5. After 5 minutes once the squash is half cooked add in the soaked moong dal, cover and cook for another 10 minutes.
  6. Once cooked add in the grated coconut, stir and switch off the stove.
  7. It’s done!

Add chopped chow chow, turmeric powder, sambar powder, hing, cumin powder and salt to taste. To begin making Chow Chow Pasi Paruppu Poriyal Recipe (Chayote Squash And Moong Stir Fry), peel the skin, core the centre and chop the chayote squash into small cubes and keep aside. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add the mustard seeds and let it splutter. Chayote Squash or in tamil we call it as Chow Chow is a very healthy veggie. It is one veggie less in calories and also rich in vitamin.

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