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Chow chow kuzhambu

How to make chow chow Kuzhambu

Chow chow kuzhambu is made with the freshly grinded spices. You can serve this as a side dish with steamed rice. It's one of the authentic dish in brahmin family in Tamilnadu.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Chow Chow chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • 2-2.5 cups Water

For masala

  • 1 TBSP Oil
  • 3 Red chilli
  • 1 Tomato chopped
  • 1 Onion chopped
  • 2-3 Salt
  • 6-7 cloves garlic
  • 1 TBSP Coriander seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Jeera
  • 1/2 cup Coconut grated
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder

For tempering

  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 6-7 Curry leaves
  • 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida

Notes

  1. Wash the chow chow, cut into half. Remove the seed part and chop into cubes.
  2. Add this in a vessel containing sufficient amount of water and cook in a pressure cooker.
  3. Meanwhile prepare the masala.
  4. Take oil in a sauce pan and heat it. Once the oil is heated, add red chilli, coriander seeds, jeera and saute well.
  5. Then add tomato and onion to it and saute well till the raw aroma goes off.
  6. Grind this mixture with grated coconut and turmeric by adding little water.
  7. Once the pressure of the pressure cooker settles down o its own, remove the chow chow and take it in a vessel.
  8. Add the ground mixture to it, also add salt to taste. You can add water if required for the consistency.
  9. Let this boil, meanwhile you can prepare the tempering.
  10. Take oil in a saucepan and heat it.
  11. Add mustard seeds, asafoetida, and curry leaves. when the mustard seeds starts spluttering put this tempering to the boiling kuzhambu.
  12. Mix everything well and switch off the flame.
  13. Chow chow kuzhambu is ready to serve.

How to make Chow chow kuzhambu with step by step photos:

Wash the chow chow, chop into cubes as shown in the picture.
Chow chow kuzhambu
Add this in a vessel containing sufficient amount of water and cook in a pressure cooker.
Chow chow kuzhambu
Keep all the ingredients ready.
Chow chow kuzhambu
Chow chow kuzhambu
Grind the masala by adding little water.
Chow chow kuzhambu
Once the pressure of the pressure cooker settles down o its own, remove the chow chow and take it in a vessel. Add the ground mixture to it, also add salt to taste. You can add water if required for the consistency. Let this boil, meanwhile you can prepare the tempering and put it. Mix everything well and switch off the flame.
Chow chow kuzhambu
Chow chow kuzhambu is ready to serve.
Chow chow kuzhambu