Chow chow Pachadi(Chayote Raitha)

Chayote or Chow chow is roughly pear shaped vegetable,with thin green skin fused with the white flesh.This vegetable can be used to make curry or kootu.

I tried a raitha with chayote and it came out well.

Ingredients:

• 1 Chayote or chow chow.
• 1/4 cup of finely chopped onions.
• 1 cup curd or natural yoghurt.
• 1 green chilli, chopped.
• Curry leaves.
• Cilantro.
• Salt to taste.
• 1 tsp cooking oil.
• mustard seeds.

Preparation:

• Wash the chayote and peel off the skin and cut them onto small pieces.
• Add some water and salt to the chayote and boil it for 2 mins.
• Drain the water and keep the chayote aside.

Method:

• Heat oil,add mustard seeds,chopped onion,curry leaves,green chilli and mix it well.
• Add the boiled chayote,stir well.
• Now all the above to the curd in a bowl and mix them.
• Garnish with cilantro.