1. Chow chow in Tamil/Chayote in English/Squash in Bengali - 2 nos medium sized (grated)
2. Coconut -1/2 cup (grated)
3. Potato - 1 nos medium(diced into small cubes and slightly boiled. and fried)
4 Bay leaf - 1 nos
5. Green Chillies - 5-6 nos(chopped)
6. Dry red chilly - 1 nos
7. Fried pea nuts
8. Reisins
9. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
10. Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
11. Ghee - 1tsp
12. Sugar - one pinch
13. Oil
14. Cinnamon - 1nos
15. Cardamom - 1 stick
16. Ginger paste - 1 tsp
Salt to taste.
Paanch Poron(Special spices mix)
1. Cumin seeds - 1/4th tsp
2. Mustard seeds - 1/4th tsp
3. Sweet cumin seeds - 1/4th tsp
4. Fenugreek seeds(methi)- 1/4th tsp
5. Black cumin - 1/4th tsp
Mix the contents to get a special spices mix. (Do not make powder)
Peel the squash nicely. Wash thoroughly and slice it. Grate the slices and keep aside. Heat 4-5 tsp oil in wok. Put cinnamon and cardamon in oil till they turn brownish. Take them out of the oil. Add bay leaf and dry red chilly in the oil.Add Paanch Poron (special spices mix).Stir well till you get a sweet smell. Add green chillies,ginger paste and grated coconut.Stir well for 1 minute.Add turmeric powder and cumin powder.Keep stiring til oil separates.Add grated chayote and potatoes. Stir well till it gets cooked.Add salt to taste.Now add fried peanuts and resins.Stir well. Add ghee and a pinch of sugar to it.
Serve with hot steamed rice and pulses.
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