chayote squash kootu, instant pot recipe
Cooking Time
20min
Prep Time
10 min
Serves
5
Categories
Curry
Dinner
Lunch
Main Dish
Cooking tools used
Instant Pot
Mixer Grinder
Cuisines
Indian
Ingredients
Main Section
Chayote Squash
3
unit/count
peel and cut into small cubes
Moong Dal
1
cup
turmeric
1
tsp
salt
1
tsp
adjust as required
Grind to powder
Roasted Bengal gram
2.5
tbsp
dry red chillies
3
unit/count
poppy seeds
1.5
tbsp
cumin seeds
1.5
tbsp
Tempering
oil
2
tbsp
mustard seeds
1
tsp
Chana dal
1
tsp
Split urad dal
2
tsp
curry leaves
7
unit/count
green chillies
2
unit/count
slit
Step 1
Grind everything in the grind section to a mixie-grinder and grind to fine powder.
Step 2
Use 2 stacked containers and add moong dal in one of them and add the cut chayote squash in another. Add water to both (around 2 cups of water for moong dal and 1 cup water for the squash). Add some water to the outside of the pans, in the inner pot. Cook it on high pressure for 5 minutes and release pressure manually after 10 minutes of warming
Step 3
Once its ready, set the IP to saute mode and add in oil and once its hot and everything else in the tempering section. Saute for around 30 seconds.
Step 4
Add in the cooked squash, the grinded powder and cooked dal to it and bring it to boil. Adjust water to your taste (you can make it thicker or watery depending on how you like it)
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