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Healthy Food Recipes : Chayote Koottu (Chow Chow Koottu)
Posted on: 06/Nov/2014 2:54:59 PM
Ingredients:
· Chayote 500 gm / 2 Nos
· Green gram 100gm
· Onion 3 Nos
· Tomato 2 Nos
· Mustard ½ spoon
· Fennel seeds ½ spoon
· Oil 5 spoons
· Salt as required
· Turmeric powder ½ spoon
· Sambar powder (containing chilli powder and coriander powder) 1 spoon
· Garlic 8 cloves
Method:
1. Peel off the skin from chayote and chop it into fine pieces
2. Place a cooker and heat oil. Add mustard, fennel seeds, chopped garlic, onions and tomatoes one followed by the other. Sautι them all.
3. Add chopped chayote
4. Add green gram which is kept soaked in water for half an hour
5. Add turmeric powder, sambar powder (containing chilli powder and coriander powder), and salt as required. Add water as required and close the cooker. Let it get cooked for three whistles
6. Once its done, wait until the pressure subsides. Open the lid of cooker and add fresh curry leaves and coriander leaves
7. This dish is suitable for rice, chapathi and tiffin items like dhosai
Uses:
- The recipe helps in getting rid of anaemia and blood pressure
- It helps proper functioning of heart
- Helps reduce cholesterol levels in blood
- As it has high levels of folic acid, it is recommended for pregnant women
Recipe by :
Mrs. Lavanya Sampath
