chayote stir fry

                                       Chow chow thoran

CHOW CHOW STIR FRY 

Serves :2

Ingredients

Cho cho/chow chow /chayote-1 medium sized

Potato/aloo/urula kizangu/kuuk-1

Grated coconut-3-4 tbsp

Turmeric powder/haldi/manjal podi-1/2 tsp

Chilly powder/lal mirchi powder/mulagu podi/mirya pitto-1/2 - 1 tsp

Salt to taste 

Water  as needed

To temper

Oil-2 tsp

Mustard seeds/sarson/soriso/kaduku/sasam-1 tsp

Fenugreek seeds/methi/uluva-1/4 tsp

Black gram/urad dal/uzunnu parippu/ud dha dali- 1/2 tsp

Crushed garlic pods- 3-4

Finely chopped onion-2 tbsp

Method

1. Wash, clean and chop the chow chow and potato into small cubes. Pressure cook them up to 1 whistle on high flame and 2/3 minutes on low flame. Keep aside.

2. Finely chop the onions. Crush the garlic & keep all the ingredients ready.

3. Heat oil in a kadai/pan

4. Once the oil is hot do the tempering using the ingredients given under the label "to temper".

5. Sauté the onions and garlic till they turn brown in color.

6. Once done, into it add the spice powders (chili powder and turmeric powder). Sauté till there raw smell goes.

7. Now, time to add the finely chopped and pressure cooked chow chow and potato cubes. Give them a good mix.

8. Add needed amount of salt. Cover it with a lid and let it cook for 1-2 minutes. So that in case if any pieces o the veggies are uncooked they will get cooked properly.

9. Once done do a taste test .finally sprinkle coconut scrapings. Give them a final toss & switch off the flame. 

10. Enjoy with steamed rice /rotis (Indian flat breads)

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