Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Carrot Chayote Squash Chutney/ Carrot Chayote Thogayal

Cooking with Chayote, a first! Loved this vegetable! This was after we had  this thogayal at a friend's home. 

The internet has a good amount of Chayote Chutney's and thogayal's. Two among several: The Yum Blog and then, Manju's recipe at Mirch Masala  which is more of a Koottu, with several others in all combinations. Have not added tamarind and coconut here. 2 red chillies were meant to cut through the sweetness of carrots and were spicy for our palatte; one can adjust according to preference.
Ingredients
1/2 of a large Chayote Squash/ 2 cups grated Chayote Squash
1/3 Cup or 2 small carrots, grated
2 dried red chillies [according to preference]
1/4 tsp cummin seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 tsp channa dal
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Salt
1tbsp vegetable oil, plus 1 tsp of oil for sauteing

For Tempering
1 tsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp urad dal
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
Pinch of saunf/ Aniseed
1 stem curry leaves
Pinch of asafoetida

Method
Grate the Chayote Squash and the Carrots
Heat 1 tsp of oil 
Temper, urad dal, then channa dal, cummin  and  red chillies.
Keep aside.

Heat 1 tbsp of oil  on medium high and add the grated chayote and carrots, 
Add turmeric powder and saute until soft
Take off the heat and let cool.

Grind to a fairly smooth paste with the tempered mix of dals and chillies.
Add salt.
Do the final tempering with oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, aniseed and curry leaves,
Add a pinch of asafeotida at the end.
Pour immediately over the ground paste.

9 comments:

  1. ooohh..i like that! Amma makes thogayal with the strings from pumpkin and we love it. I am sure this tastes awesome! thanks for the link..glad you like my koottu recipe :)

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  2. Thankyou! Please do post that recipe too Manju! I often think of our humble home-cooks each time someone raves about how the Italians or the Spanish or someone else cooks: utilizing each part of the vegetable/animal.
    Indian cuisine should be a treasure trove then!

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  3. never Chayote tried anything w/Chayote ... this looks great!

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  4. New dish to me...I never knew what a chayote was...thanks more enhancing my knowledge..the dish looks really very tasty and tempting....

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  5. Wow Combo of Squash and Carrots sounds interesting.Adding coconut makes more creamy and flavourful.

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  6. Mmmmm,very interesting thogaiyal.

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  7. yippee...I make this too! Lovely pics!

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  8. Fantastic and lovley combo...thanks for sharing..

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