CHOW-CHOW CHUTNEY I CHAYOTE SQUASH DIP I VEGETABLE CHUTNEY

Hi friends, Chayote squash or chow-chow chutney is new to our menu… Its healthy and easy to make and simple side dish for idli/dosa. We usually used the chow-chow for making sambhar or kootu, but chutney is very rare, even I didn't think to make chutney with the veggie.

No need to add coconut to the chutney. It blends with tomato and chana dal and urad dal, give unique taste and we loved it with ragi dosa too…

Category	Chutney/Dip
Regional	Indian
Preparation Time	10Minutes
Cooking Time	15-20 Minutes
Servings	4

Source - TV show

INGREDIENTS

Chow-Chow/Chayote Squash – 1 Medium 

Oil – ½ + 2 + 1 Tsp 

Channa dal – 1 Tbsp 

Urad dal – 2 Tsp 

Dry red chillies – 6 or adjust 

Hing – ¼ Tsp 

Tomatoes – 2, diced

Salt – To taste 

To Temper

Oil – 1 Tsp 

Urad dal –  ½ Tsp 

Mustard seeds – 1 Tsp 

Dry curry leaves – Few 

METHOD

• Wash and peel the chow-chow, grate it and keep it aside.
• Add ¼ Tsp of oil, add chana dal, urad dal, red chillies and hing and roast it till golden brown and cool it aside.
• In the same pan, add 2 Tsp of oil add grated chow-chow and sauté it for 5 minutes or till the water content reduced.

• Then add tomatoes with salt and sauté it for 4-5 minutes and switch off the flame and cool it completely.
• Take the dal and chillies in a blender and pulse it once to make coarse powder, then add chow-chow mixture and blend it coarse paste without adding water and transfer into to a bowl.

• Then do tempering and pour it to the chutney.
• Serve it with Idli/Dosa…

NOTE

• You can add 4-5 shallots, before adding grated chow-chow.
• You can replace dry red chillies with green chillies too.

DELICIOUS AND HEALTHY CHOW-CHOW CHUTNEY!!!