About Recipe

Chow chow curry is nothing but a simple indian style curry made with Chayote Squash. lentils and coconut. We never find Chayote Squash where i live. So, if someone comes from Chennai or Coimbatore, this squash is something i request to be brought along. Mr.P and i are huge fans of Chow Chow. Now, Chow Chow must not be confused with Chow Chow bath that is served in Bangalore in many hotels. While the first is a combination of Kesari and Upma served together, chow chow curry is a poriyal, like we call it in Tamil. I ll tell you why Chayote Squash or Chow Chow is one of my star veggies. I love the sweetish taste of the vegetable. When cooked to fork tender, it has the tendency to combine well with other flavoring ingredients, in this case being the humble yet mighty coconut. It pairs well with almost everything ranging from Kara Kuzhambu to the basic rasam. Why, we even eat it with Phulkas. So if a recipe is really this flexible, then it has to find itself on the blog, ain’t it?

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