Chow Chow Poriyal (Thoran) / Vegan Chayote Squash Stir-fry

This is an everyday poriyal/stir-fry recipe. The vegetable is first steamed and then tempered the Indian way. It makes for a quick, easy side-dish and can be served with roti or rice. It makes for a very healthy meal too. And to top it, its Vegan. Here is how to do the stir-fry. First clean the Chayote squash and peel them. Cut them into half and take out the seed from the middle with a help of a spoon.

After peeling and de-seeding, dice them and steam them. I steam them in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles or roughly about 3 minutes on medium flame. Do not cook for more time as it might turn into mush. I place some water in the cooker and place the veggies in a bowl inside them like shown below. By this way there is no need to add extra water to the veggies and it retains the vitamins. Its quick too. I steam all my veggies this way.

Once the steaming is done, a little tempering is added. Chop an onion, couple of green chillies, curry leaves and some coriander leaves. For the tadka, we will use mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin and dried red chilli.

Heat some oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin and dried red chilli and wait till the dal turns into brown and the mustard seeds splutter. Add in the curry leaves and onions. Saute till the onions are soft and translucent.

Add in the green chillies and the salt. Saute for a minute. Add in the steamed vegetable and coriander leaves and stir everything to combine. Remove off heat.

Serve hot with rice.

Chow Chow Poriyal (Thoran) / Vegan Chayote Squash Stir-fry

2015-01-08 03:25:51

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44 calories

7 g

0 g

2 g

1 g

0 g

71 g

397 g

3 g

0 g

2 g

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size

71g

Servings

3

Amount Per Serving

Calories 44

Calories from Fat 16

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 2g

3%

Saturated Fat 0g

1%

Trans Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 0mg

0%

Sodium 397mg

17%

Total Carbohydrates 7g

2%

Dietary Fiber 1g

5%

Sugars 3g

Protein 1g

Vitamin A

10%

Vitamin C

126%

Calcium

2%

Iron

4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Ingredients

1. 2 medium Chow Chow
2. 1 teaspoon peanut oil
3. 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
4. 1/2 teaspoon urad dal
5. 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
6. 2 dried red chilli
7. 1 sprig curry leaves, coarsely chopped
8. 1 medium onion, chopped fine
9. 2 green chillies, chopped
10. 1/2 teaspoon salt
11. 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves

Instructions

1. Clean the Chow Chow, peel, dice and steam them. Set aside.
2. Heat some oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin and dried red chilli and wait till the dal turns brown and the mustard seeds splutter. Add in the curry leaves and onions. Saute till the onions are soft and translucent.
3. Add in the green chillies and the salt. Add in the steamed vegetable and coriander leaves and stir everything to combine.
4. Remove off heat. Serve hot with roti or rice.

By Kannamma @kannammacooks.com

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