Chow-Chow Thalimpu

Ingredients

• • Chow-chows - 2
• • Garlic - 10 flakes
• • Onion - 1
• • Aniseeds (roasted and powdered) - ¼ teaspoon
• • Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon
• • Salt - as required
• • Red chilly powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Bengal gram dal - 1 tablespoon
• • Oil (for frying) - as required

Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
• • Black gram dal - ½ teaspoon
• • Red chilly (broken) - 1
• • Curry leaves - few

Method

• 1. Dry roast bengal gram dal till golden and crush coarsely (fine rawa consistency)
• 2. Peel garlic, chop onions finely.
• 3. Scrape outer skin and cut chow-chow into pieces.
• 4. Heat oil in a shallow pan, add seasonings and then onion.
• 5. Fry for 2 minutes, add chow-chow pieces and stir for another minute.
• 6. Add just enough water, turmeric powder, aniseed powder, salt, chilly powder, garlic pieces and cook till vegetable becomes tender. (close with a lid)
• 7. When vegetable is three fourth cooked and still there is moisture add bengal gram powder and close the lid again. (Reduce flame)
• 8. Cook till dal becomes soft, sprinkle little water if necessary.
• 9. When moisture is absorbed completely remove from fire.