Chow chow curry, south Indian flavored spicy curry to go as accompaniment for rice in a lunch menu. Quick video, step wise pictures recipe.
Chow chow is one vegetable that I started eating more after marriage. But in kootu or sambar form.
This curry is adapted from a cookbook. Just altered to make it easy. I have updated the recipe.
The older version had a roast and powder portion, but I make it this way these days and like it. Vj likes it a lot.
Goes well with sambar rice, rasam sadam, podi sadametc. Do check it out and give it a try.
Usually chow chow is not liked by many because of it sweet taste and soft texture, but if it is cooked just right with spices, it could be tasty.
I am big fan of my mami's chow chow sambar.
Recipe card
Chow chow curry recipe
Ingredients
- 1 chow chow chayote
- 1 onion
- 10 garlic cloves small variety
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 tablespoon roasted gram dal powder pottu kadalai powder
- ⅛ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- Salt as needed
- 2 teaspoon Oil
To temper
- 2 teaspoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
Instructions
- Peel the chow chow with a shredder peeler (with ridges), not the straight peeler. Because it has broad opening and easy to get a grip with ridges in it.
- Cut into two and slit into 4 further more.
- Remove the center seed portion with white pith.
- Slice off any skin in the surface.
- Start by first slicing it, then cutting into strips, lastly as tiny cubes.
- Finely chop garlic and onion too.
- Heat a kadai, add oil for tempering. Splutter mustard.
- Add chopped garlic give it a fry, followed by onion and fry until soft.
- In goes chopped chow chow. Add little salt, turmeric and cook covered for 2 mins in low flame. This ensures easy cooking of the veggie.
- Add ½ cup water and required salt, red chilli powder, fennel seeds powder. Mix and cook covered in low flame until veggie is done still not too soft.
- Finally sprinkle pottu kadalai powder and mix well. (If using roasted spice mix powder, add those now).
- Cook for one more minute. Drizzle one or two teaspoon of oil if it is too dry.
Video
Notes
Step by step photos
1. Peel the chow chow with a shredder peeler (with ridges), not the straight peeler. Because it has broad opening and easy to get a grip with ridges in it.
2. Cut into two and slit into 4 further more. Remove the center seed portion with white pith. Slice off any skin in the surface. Start by first slicing it, then cutting into strips, lastly as tiny cubes.
3. Finely chop garlic and onion too.
4. Heat a kadai, add oil for tempering. Splutter mustard. Add chopped garlic give it a fry, followed by onion and fry until soft.
5. In goes chopped chow chow. Add little salt, turmeric and cook covered for 2 mins in low flame. This ensures easy cooking of the veggie.
6. Add ½ cup water and required salt, red chilli powder, fennel seeds powder. Mix and cook covered in low flame until veggie is done still not too soft.
7. Finally sprinkle pottu kadalai powder and mix well. (If using roasted spice mix powder, add those now).
8. Cook for one more minute. Drizzle one or two teaspoon of oil if it is too dry.
Serve as accompaniment for rice. The curry in video and picture are different because of the red chilli powder color difference.
Happy cook says
The curry looks really good.
Cinnamon says
That looks delicious!!!
Asha says
Ingredients sounds great, must taste good!:))
Sirisha Kilambi says
Curry looks great...guess it goes well with rotis too right..?
Kribha says
Just finished my chow chow yesterday. Will try it next time. Looks very good and the recipe sounds great.
Namratha says
Looks like the chayote is in season! 🙂 Like the looks of this Raks, have one lying in my fridge will try it ..
Padma says
I always makes only chayote dal and nothing else.... your curry will go great with rotis, i guess
Kamini says
I just bought a batch of chow chows.. perfect opportunity to try it out..
remya says
sounds delicious..guess it would hav tasted delicious too.. i usually make chow chow thoran-kerala style..
Daily Meals says
Looks yummy...
RAKS KITCHEN says
Thankyou Happy cook,cinnamon for your compliments.:)
Yes AshaIt really taste good...!
SirisaI hope so,I havn't tried b4 with roti,May be next time.
Thanx Kribha,do try next time..
Ya Namratha,Try it and lemme know how it was..:)
padma,Give this recipe a try the next time with chayote...with roti..:)
Do try this method kamni,u will like it..:))
Thanx Remya&Daily meals!!
Lakshmi says
umm sounds good. Will try it. I only use them in sambhar and palya. Never tried this way.
Suganya says
Hello Rajeswari, I tried this curry for lunch today and enjoyed it. Thanks for the recipe.
Lissie says
i missed this post. the curry looks delicious! unique recipe.
RAKS KITCHEN says
Lakshmi,
thankx fofr the compliments and try it out hope u ll like it:)
Suganya,
Thankyou for trying out it....Thanx a lot..:))
Lissie..
Thanx for checking my side bar and even u misssed b4 u atleast got it now and commenting in it...Appreciate nad love this..:))
M says
I tried the recipe and it was really good. Very different from the usual ways I make and very good with rice and chapathi.
Mrs.Vidya Praveen says
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Happy Cook / Finla says
HI Rakh's I made this dish long ago posted last month but have been really busy so forgot to tell you. http://www.mykitchentreasures.com/2012/04/chow-chow-chayote-curry.html
tennisfan30 says
what would be a good with this curry? rasam or sambhar or dal?
RAKS KITCHEN says
Both rasam and sambar....
Meenal Ramanathan says
should we dry roast the besan flour
RAKS KITCHEN says
no need.
Veda Gottumukkala says
Tried it yesterday and absolutely loved it! Thank you for the recipe! This will be my go to chow chow recipe!
Renuka Ambbarees says
Have to remove the skin of chow chow?
Raks anand says
Yes sure.
Renuka Ambbarees says
Today I tried this. ...its very nice. ....loved it
Selvi Thanga says
Raks whenever i see ur blog its mouthwatering..but when i will try to prepare i will be always having doubt how it will come like this but the result be always exceeding my expectation I have tried yr ridge guard poriyal recipe for my lunch and gave to my frns circle to taste one of my friend who hates ridge guard who alwys used to complain abt foods even liked it lot she askd my recipe also:-D thanks raks ur recipes are really helpful to me.. I wanted post my recipe in ur blog i will do one day thanks lot
Gomathi Nagaraj says
Very nice recipes
Jeba says
Did chow chow curry...so nice...everyone liked in my house..pls keep posting new dishes...best wishes!!!
Raks Anand says
Thank you 🙂
Bubby says
Should I add only potukadalai powder or only roasted spice mix powder or can we add both powder? Please reply ..
Raks Anand says
Any one of it sorry if that's confusing
Nilisha Agarwal says
Hi made it this weekend
Everybody loved it. Thankyou so so much. Your recipes are alwayx hit. Your biryani recipe is top the list alwayx.
Raks Anand says
Thank you so much for your feedback 🙂