Chow chow sambar / chayote sambar / sambar recipe

Chow chow sambar recipe with step by step pictures

Sambar is a ultimate recipe that goes well with rice as well as idli, dosas. Sambar can be made with varieties of vegetables like drumstick, carrot, beans, pumpkin, brinjal, flat beans, raddish. Today i have made sambar with chayote (chow chow). Chayote is a vegetable which contains more water content and it is very healthy. I have already posted the Chayote kootu. Check out that too.

Few more sambar recipes,

Hope you like the recipes. Check out the chow chow sambar recipe below with step by step pictures.

Enjoy the food !

Ingredients :

. Chow chow/ chayote - 1

. Toor dal - 1 cup

. Onion - 1 medium sized ( sliced)

. Tomato - 1 medium sized ( sliced)

. Oil - 1 tblsp

. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

. Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

. Curry leaves - 1 sprig

. Dry red chillies - 2

. Hing / asafoetide - 1/2 tsp

. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

. Sambar powder - 1 tsp

. Salt to taste

. Tamarind water - 2 tblsp

Method :

1. Wash and peel the skin of chow chow. Cut into two halves. Remove the seed and thick white part. Chop into cubes.

2. Wash toor dal. Pressure cook for 3 whistles along with turmeric powder and 2 cups of water. Mash the cooked dal. Soak tamarind and make tamarind water.

3. Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds, urad dal. After it crackle, add curry leaves, dry red chillies and hing.

4. After it sizzle, add onion. Saute until translucent. Add tomato. Saute for a min. Add chayote. Saute for 2 mins.

5. Add sambar powder and salt. Mix well for few secs. Add water. Cook for 5-8 mins. Add mashed dal and tamarind water.

6. Mix well and cook for 10 mins. Tasty chow chow sambar is ready. Turn off the flame.