Chow Chow Kootu Recipe

How to make Chow Chow Kootu

Kootu is one of south Indian sidedish which is prepare with vegetables and Dal. It can be had with rice and any puli kulambu or valthal kulambu. It is very simple to prepare as well as healthiest too. If you start to weight lose you can include this dish to your diet, because Chow Chow more water content in it.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time:20 minutes

Total times:30 minutes

Serving: 4

Course: Sidedish

Cuisine:south Indian recipe

Ingredients:

(1 cup = 150 ml)

1 Chow Chow chopped

50 gram moong dal

1 pinch hing(Perungayam)

1 tsp turmeric power

1 cup water

For Grinding:

¼ Cup Grated coconut

2 green chilies

8 small onion (peeled)

3 Garlic (Peeled)

½ tsp cumin seeds

For tempering

1  tsp Mustard seeds

2  sambar onion shallots chopped

1 sprig curry leaves

Preparation:

1.       Grinding the grated coconut,garlic and cumin seeds as fine paste and keep aside

2.      Grinding the green chilies separately and keep aside

3.      Grinding the sambar onion shallots separately and keep aside

4.      Rinse the moong dal 2 to 3 times and keep aside

5.      Peel the Chow Chow and chopped as lengthy wise pieces and keep aside

Method:

1.      In a pot add 1 cup of water. When the water start to boil add Chow Chow and moong dal. Let them cook until Chow Chow and Moong dal are half cooked

2.     Add Hing and turmeric powder to the kootu let it boil for a minute

3.     Add Grinded paste (green chilies, sambar shallots, coconut) to the kootu let them cook until the raw smell of grinded paste disappear

4.     Meanwhile in a pan add 1 tsp oil and mustard seeds, when it crackle add chopped small onion let it fry till onion turns brown and finally add curry leaves

5.     Pour the tempering over the Chow Chow kootu and mix well

6.     Serve the kootu with hot rice and puli kulambu or valthal kulambu

Step by Step Pictorial instruction:

In a pot add 1 cup(150 ml) of water. 

When the water start to boil add Chow Chow and moong dal. Let them cook until Chow Chow and Moong dal are half cooked

Add Hing and turmeric powder to the kootu let it boil for a minute

Add grinded green chilies

Add Grinded sambar shallots

Add Grinded coconut Paste. mix well and let them cook till raw smell disappear

Chow Chow kootu cooked well

Meanwhile in a pan add 1 tblsp oil and mustard seeds, when it crackle add chopped small onion let it fry till onion turns brown and finally add curry leaves

Pour the tempering over the Chow Chow kootu and mix well

Serve the kootu with hot rice and puli kulambu or valthal kulambu