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Published: Nov 30, 2012 · Modified: Jan 29, 2021 by Sandhya Ramakrishnan · This post may contain affiliate links

Chow Chow Carrot Kootu | Chayote Squash and Carrot kootu

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Chow chow carrot kootu is the perfect comfort food when I am craving for some. This delicious kootu made with chayote squash and carrot and a coconut based masala is very quick to make.

Chow-chow Kootu served with rice

Cold winter days are making me crave for more comfort foods. This is one of the foods that I love to eat on a lazy day with Sandham and paruppu (Rice and lentils) and a dollop of freshly made ghee.

I made this Chow Chow Carrot Kootu, but again it is one of those recipes that can take in any vegetable that you have in hand. I chose these two vegetables, because those are the only ones I had in my refrigerator.

That reminds me, I have to go vegetable shopping soon. But before that, here’s the recipe.

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Ingredients to make Chow Chow Carrot Kootu– Serves 4

  • Chow – chow/ Chayote squash/Bangalore kathirikkai – 2 (chopped into small cubes)
  • Carrot – 3 (chopped into small cubes)
  • Payatham paruppu (green gram dhal) – ⅓rd of cup
  • Coconut – ¼th cup (grated)
  • Green chilies – 2 or 3
  • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  • Raw rice – 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Sugar – 1 teaspoon (optional)

To season –

  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Urad dal/ black gram dhal – 1 tsp
  • Dry red chilies – 2
  • Asafetida – ½ tsp
  • Curry leaves – few
  • Oil (preferably coconut oil) – 1 tsp

Procedure to make Chow Chow Carrot Kootu –

  • Chop the vegetables and place them in a pot with the payatham paruppu and add enough water to cover them. Add turmeric powder and cook it until tender.
Cooking Carrot and other vegies with water
  • Now add the salt and let it cook for 5 more minutes. Add the salt only after the vegetables and dhal has cooked. If you add the salt before, it takes longer to cook.
  • Meanwhile, grind together coconut, cumin seeds, green chilies, and rice into a smooth paste adding little water.
  • Once the vegetable and dhal are cooked, add the ground paste and let it come to a boil. Simmer for about 10 more minutes till the kootu has reached the desired consistency.
Adding the paste and cooking
  • Seasoning - Heat oil in a small pan and add all the ingredients listed under the seasoning. Add this to the Simmering kootu and mix well.
Frying spices in a pan
  • Serve chow-chow carrot kootu hot with rice. Also goes well with chapatti or dosai.
Adding fried spice on top of chow-chow carrot kootu

Expert tips -

  • Any vegetable can be added to the kootu.
  • Do not add too much water when cooking the vegetable. Just add enough water to cover the vegetables, otherwise, the kootu might be too watery inconsistency.
  • The rice in the ground mixture is to thicken the kootu. If you forget to add it, you could dissolve a teaspoon of rice flour in about a tablespoon of water and add it to the kootu when it is simmering at the end.

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Chow Chow Carrot Kootu in a Plate

Chow Chow Carrot Kootu | Chayote Squash And Carrot Stew

Chow chow carrot kootu is the perfect comfort food when I am craving for some. This delicious kootu made with chayote squash and carrot and a coconut based masala is very quick to make.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian, Indian, South Indian, Tamil Nadu
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 153kcal
Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  • 2 Chow – chow/ Chayote squash/Bangalore kathirikkai Chopped into small cubes
  • 3 Carrot Chopped into small cubes
  • ⅓rd cup Payatham paruppu Green gram dhal
  • ¼th cup Coconut Grated
  • 2 Green chilies
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Raw rice
  • ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • to taste Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar Optional

TO SEASON –

  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Urad dal/ black gram dhal
  • 2 Dry red chilies
  • ½ teaspoon Asafetida
  • few Curry leaves
  • 1 teaspoon Oil Preferably coconut oil

Instructions

  • Chop the vegetables and place them in a pot with the payatham paruppu and add enough water to cover them. Add turmeric powder and cook it until tender.
  • Now add the salt and let it cook for 5 more minutes. Add the salt only after the vegetables and dhal has cooked. If you add the salt before, it takes longer to cook.
  • Meanwhile, grind together coconut, cumin seeds, green chilies, and rice into a smooth paste adding little water.
  • Once the vegetable and dhal are cooked, add the ground paste and let it come to a boil. Simmer for about 10 more minutes till the kootu has reached the desired consistency.
  • Seasoning - Heat oil in a small pan and add all the ingredients listed under the seasoning. Add this to the Simmering kootu and mix well.
  • Serve chow-chow carrot kootu hot with rice. Also goes well with chapatti or dosai.

Notes

Expert tips
  • Any vegetable can be added to the kootu.
  • Do not add too much water when cooking the vegetable. Just add enough water to cover the vegetables, otherwise, the kootu might be too watery in consistency.
  • The rice in the ground mixture is to thicken the kootu. If you forget to add it, you could dissolve a teaspoon of rice flour in about a tablespoon of water and add it to the kootu when it is simmering at the end.

Nutrition

Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 117mg | Potassium: 329mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 7891IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg
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  1. Jaleela says

    January 06, 2013 at 3:47 pm

    Looks Delicious ,

    Reply
  2. DivyaGCP says

    December 05, 2012 at 3:40 pm

    Delicious and comforting kootu..

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  3. Nivedhanams Sowmya says

    December 01, 2012 at 4:52 am

    So healthy and homey!! i love the eat hot kootu rice with ghee - so yummy and comforting!!
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  4. priya satheesh says

    December 01, 2012 at 8:56 am

    yummy yummy!!! Love to taste this with hot rice!

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  5. Aruna Manikandan says

    December 01, 2012 at 7:06 am

    healthy and delicious kootu 🙂

    Reply
  6. gayathri says

    November 30, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    My favorite chow-chow kootu...I love to eat with ghee...

    Reply

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