Chayote Milagootal

Ingredients:

• Chayote – 1
• Grated coconut – 1/2 cup
• Toor dal – 1 cup
• Oil – 2 tsp
• Red chillies – 3
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• urad dal – 2 tsp
• Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves – a few
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. Cut chayote into small pieces and pressure cook along with turmeric powder and curry leaves.
2. Pressure cook toor dal in a separate container along with the vegetable.
3. Fry cumin seeds, half of the urad dal and red chillies in hot oil and grind it along with coconut.
4. Add this paste to cooked vegetables.
5. Heat oil, add mustard seeds and once they pop add remaining urad dal and fry till golden brown.
6. Add the vegetables to the above and allow them to boil.
7. Grind the cooked toor dal to a paste and add them to the above mixture.
8. Allow them to boil at medium heat for 3 mins.

🙂 Serve hot with white rice and papad.