ChauChau / Chayote Squash Thogayal

 

Ingredients:

Chau chau - 1/2

Small onion - 6

Garlic - 6

Coconut- 2 tbsp (grated)

Green Chilly - 1

Dry Red Chilly - 2

Coriander Leaves - Little

Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs

Tamrind - small piece

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Hing - a pinch

Salt, Water, Oil - As reqd

Method:

• Peel and chop chau chau and set aside.
• Heat oil in pan and add onion, garlic and chilly.
• Add in chau chau and saute for 2-3 mins.
• Add in coriander leaves, a sprig of curry leaves.
• Add in tamrind piece, hing and salt.
• Mix this well.
• Set aside to cool.
• Blend this to fine paste, by adding water.
• Now heat oil in pan and add mustard seeds.
• Add in urad dal and curry leaves.
• Add this to thogayal and serve it with Idly/Dosa.