Recipe - Chou-Chou Kootcurrypooduthual

2 md Chayote squash
One half cup Shredded coconut
2 Green chillies, crushed
Turmeric; to taste
Salt; to taste
Mustard
1 Red chilli
Urad dal
Oil; (seasoning)
Curry leaves; (seasoning)

Peel skin of squash. Cube. Cook with a little water, turmeric and salt.
When done yet firm, add coconut and green chilli mix. Pour seasoning on
top. If there's more liquid it becomes kootu, if moist but not liquidy then
poduthual.

Variations:

Can do plaintanos (raw, green or, if not there, very, very green chiquita
bananas) for a vazhakai poduthual/thoran. Also can do red pumpkin/butternut
squash similarly.

An excellent and quick ckakka thoran is also possible. A Thai canned
product is green jackfruit, already cooked. Just shred this by hand,
prepare seasoning in 56 tablespoons oil and toss crushed coconut and green
chillies in. Salt. Stir well and remove when thoroughly heated through and
still moist. This dish needs a fair amount of coconut, and the fresh one is
preferred.

U15297@uicvm.bitnet (Shyamala Parameswaran)

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