Chayote (chuw chuw) carrot koottu recipe

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Let see how to Cook authentic tamil food Chayote (chuw chuw) carrot koottu recipe from scratch by following Step By Step instructions..

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Prep Time:0 minutes | Cooking Time:1 hour
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INGREDIENTS:

  1. Chayote (chuw chuw) - 1
  2. Carrot - 2
  3. Pigeon pea - 1 cup
  4. Green chili - 4
  5. Turmeric powder - 1/4
  6. Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
  7. Cumin seed - 1 1/2 teaspoon (tsp.)
  8. Mustard seed - 1 teaspoon (tsp.)
  9. Split bengal gram - 1 1/2 teaspoon (tsp.)
  10. Asafoetida powder - 1/4 teaspoon (tsp.)
  11. Curry leaf - 10
  12. Oil - 2 teaspoon (tsp.)
  13. Salt - to taste.

PREPARATION:

  1. De skin chayote (chuw chuw) and cut into small cubes.
  2. Cut carrots into small pieces.
  3. Pressure cook (or cook in a pan) pigeon pea by adding 2.5 to 3 cups of water and mash them well.
  4. Grind coconut, 5 curry leaves , green chili, cumin seed into a thick fine paste.
  5. Cook Chayote (chuw chuw), carrots, turmeric powder and salt to taste by adding 1 cup of water. Once the Cook Chayote (chuw chuw), carrots are cooked.
  6. Add grounded paste and cook for 5 minutes
  7. Now add the mashed pigeon pea and cook for 10 minutes, remove from heat and keep it aside.
  8. Heat oil in a separate pan, add mustard seed, bengal gram. when mustard seed start to splatter add asafoetida, curry leaves and sauté for couple of minutes and add to koottu and serve.

NOTES:

  1. Koottu goes well with puri, chapati and rice.



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