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Chow Chow Carrot Green Beans Sambar

March 11, 2020 by Senthil Sadasivam Recipe rating:
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Chow Chow (chayote squash), carrots and green beans make another fantastic “combination” sambar and is a must try combination if you haven’t tried it already. I made this special sambar yesterday along with Cauliflower Potato Fry (a simple and happy way to celebrate our anniversary) and my wife and son enjoyed it too…

This vegetable medley sambar tastes awesome with rice or idli/ dosa. There is a hidden benefit when you make a dish like sambar or dal or stir fry with multiple vegetables. You fight it out to eat at least 10 pieces of each vegetable you cooked, and that means your tummy will not have much space left and you end up eating less rice (carbs) actually.

Chayote Squash Carrot Green Beans Sambar
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Chow Chow Carrot Green Beans Sambar

Chow Chow (Chayote Squash) Carrot Green Beans Sambar is an awesome combination sambar that tastes amazing with rice, chapathi or idli/ dosa.

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Carrot, Carrot Sambar, Chayote Squash, Chayote Squash Sambar, Chow Chow, Chow Chow Sambar, Dal, Green Beans, Green Beans Sambar, Sambar
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author Senthil Sadasivam

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Chow chow (chayote squash), Carrot, Green Beans cut into pieces
  • 2 tbsp Sambar powder Sambar powder substitute given below
  • Tamarind juice to taste

To pressure cook dal

  • 1 cup Tool dal
  • 1 Tomato
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Hing powder
  • 1 tsp Sesame oil

For tadka

  • 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tbsp Methi seeds
  • 1 Green chili sliced
  • 1/2 tbsp Jeera seeds
  • 1 Red chili
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 1 cup Onion (or shallots) sliced
  • 1 cup Tomatoes chopped

Sambar powder substitute

  • 1 tbsp Chili powder
  • 1/2 tbsp Coriander powder

To garnish

  • 1/4 cup Coriander leaves chopped

Instructions

  1. Wash and cut chow chow (chayote squash), carrots and green beans into small pieces as shown in the recipe picture.

  2. Wash and pressure cook dal for three whistles with 1 tomato, 4 cloves garlic, 1 tsp each turmeric powder, hing powder and sesame oil with three cups water.  Mash the dal and keep it separate.
  3. On a big pot, heat oil and add mustard seeds.  When they splutter, add methi seeds and let them brown slightly.  Quickly add jeera seeds, and after few seconds, add 1 red chili and fry for some time.  Add curry leaves, then sliced onion and green chili and fry well.

  4. Add enough water, cut vegetable, 2 tbsp. sambar powder, salt and mix well and cover and cook for about 10 mins.

  5. Add mashed dal to the pot, mix well, adjust salt level and cover and cook for another 10 mins or until the vegetable pieces are soft and tender.

  6. Add tamarind juice and let it cook for another couple mins.

  7. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and enjoy with hot rice, homemade ghee, a spicy side dish fry (Potato, Plantain or Suran) and a papad!

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