Chow chow is rich in Vitamin C and potassium, and 1 cup counts for around 40 calories. The vegetable in itself is quite tasteless but chow chow bhath and chow chow kootu recipe seem to be quite popular, especially in Andhra cuisine. I’ve also made a delicious chow chow chutney recipe you may wish to try.

Chow chow cut into half

Here is the recipe for Chow Chow Sambar (Chayote Squash Cooked with Lentils)

Ingredients: Chow chow - one, cubed Toor dal - ½ cup Water - 2 cups Turmeric - one pinch Green chillies - 2, slit on the sides Onion - 1 Salt - to taste Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp Sambar powder - 1 tbsp For seasoning Mustard seeds, curry leaves, chilly powder, chopped coriander leaves.

Instructions:

  1. Pressure cook the dal with chillies, turmeric, cubed onions, and chow chow.

  2. Add tamarind paste to the cooked dal. Also add the sambhar powder. Adjust water to get the consistency you like.

  3. Heat oil in a separate kadai, add mustard seeds, chilly powder and curry leaves and fry for 10 seconds. Add to the dal mixture. Mix well. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Chow chow sambar with curd rice

I served chow chow sambar with some curd rice .

Chow chow is rich in Vitamin C and potassium, and 1 cup counts for around 40 calories. The vegetable in itself is quite tasteless but chow chow bhath and chow chow kootu recipe seem to be quite popular, especially in Andhra cuisine. I’ve also made a delicious chow chow chutney recipe you may wish to try.

Chow chow cut into half

Here is the recipe for Chow Chow Sambar (Chayote Squash Cooked with Lentils)

Ingredients: Chow chow - one, cubed Toor dal - ½ cup Water - 2 cups Turmeric - one pinch Green chillies - 2, slit on the sides Onion - 1 Salt - to taste Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp Sambar powder - 1 tbsp For seasoning Mustard seeds, curry leaves, chilly powder, chopped coriander leaves.

Instructions:

  1. Pressure cook the dal with chillies, turmeric, cubed onions, and chow chow.

  2. Add tamarind paste to the cooked dal. Also add the sambhar powder. Adjust water to get the consistency you like.

  3. Heat oil in a separate kadai, add mustard seeds, chilly powder and curry leaves and fry for 10 seconds. Add to the dal mixture. Mix well. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Chow chow sambar with curd rice

I served chow chow sambar with some curd rice .