Zucchini chayote dhal

Ingredients

• Zucchini - 2 no
• Chayote /chow chow - half
• Toor dal - 1/3 cup
• garlic - 4 cloves
• tomatoes - 1 no
• Salt - to taste
• Tamarind paste - 2 tsp
• Green chilly - 1 no
• Red chilli powder - 1 /2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Hing - 1/4 tsp
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• dry red chilly - 1 no
• Curry leaves - 1 sprig
• Shallots - chopped - 2 no

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Preparation

• Chop the zucchini and chayote into cubes. Pressure cook the dhal along with garlic, tomatoes,hing and chayote /chow chow for 3 whistles. Slit the green chilly.
• Add the tamarind paste to the dhal mixture once it's cooked. Give it a boil. Now add the zucchini ,turmeric powder,red chilli powder and cook for 5 more minutes.
• At the same time, heat the tadka pan and add the oil. Add the mustard seeds and it will sizzle if the oil is hot.
• Divide the red chilly into pieces. Add this after u've added the mustard seeds. Followed by Curry leaves.
• Pour this mixture into the boiling dhal and combine well. Switch off. Garnish with corainder leaves and serve.