CHAYOTE SQUASH RAITA
healthy,refreshing,yummy and super quick accompaniment made from Chayote Squash
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized chayote squash / chow chow /Seeme badanekayi
- 1 cup curd, (depending on your prefered consistency)
- 2 - 3 Green Chillies
- few Coriander leaves
- Salt to taste
For Tempering
- 2 tsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard
- 1 tsp Split Black Gram / Urad dal
- 1/2 tsp Bengal Gram / Chana Dal
- a pinch Asafoetida/ hing
- few Curry Leaves
- 1 Curd chilli/ red chilli, ( optional )
Instructions
- Cut chayote squash vertically in the centre , remove seed . Add little water and pressure cook it the cooker for 2-3 whistles . Even if it becomes mushy no problem but under cook it.
- When the pressure goes off , take off the chayote squash from the cooker and allow it to cool a bit . Peel off its outer skin as we peel potato skin . Mash Chayote squash nicely .
- To the mashed veggie , add curd , salt and finely chopped green chilles . Mix well .
- Prepare the tempering.In a small kadai ,take oil.Add mustard seeds,urad dal and chana dal. Once they splutter add curry leaves ,hing and broken red chilli. Switch off .Pour this tempering on raita. Add chopped coriander leaves.Mix everything. If required add some more curd and adjust the consistency.
- Serve the easy peesy chayote squash raita with rice or chapathi .
