Chow Chow Chutney

Squash (Chow chow) Chutney
Ingredients

• 1 1/2-2 cups of cut squash
• 1/2-1 cup of squash skin (optional)
• 5-6 tsp of oil
• 1 cup sliced fresh coconut
• 1/4 cup thick tamarind pulp
• 2 1/2 tbsp of urad dal
• 5-6 whole red chillies
• 10-15 curry patta leaves
• Pinch of asafoetida
• 1/4-1/2 tsp whole mustard seeds
• Salt to taste

Method

• Soak tamarind in 1/4-1/2 cup of water to make a thick pulp
• Cut the squash in cubes with the skin ,can scrape a little if you like ,keep aside
• Take a kadhai add 2 tsp oil it it
• Warm the oil a little then add the urad dal and whole red chillies, stir fry till the dal becomes beige brown
• Remove the urad dal and red chillies from the kadhai and keep aside
• In the same kadhai add 1 tsp oil
• Add the cut squash and stir fry for few minutes
• Now add little salt and 1 cup water to the squash
• When the water begins to bubble, lower the flame and cover and cook till the squash is cooked.
• Remove the squash and keep aside
• Take a grinder ,add the browned urad dal ,red chillies ,tamarind pulp and the fresh coconut
• Grind to a paste ,then add salt to taste ,keeping in mind that salt has been put in the squash .
• Grind again
• Now add the cooked squash to the grinder and grind everything together to a paste .
• Then keep aside
• Now take a kadhai add 2 tsp oil ,heat the oil a little
• Add the asafoetida and the mustard seeds
• When the mustard seeds start spluttering add the curry patta leaves
• Stir fry for few seconds
• Now pour the tarka on the ground paste .
• Slightly give it a mix .
• Ready to serve
• Done

Note :
Can adjust red chillies and tamarind according to personal choice
Here I have incorporated the discarded skin of squash which I used to make the vegetable .