Instant Pot Chayote Kootu (Chow Chow Kootu)

This is an easy and tasty Kootu recipe with a ginger dominant flavour. I have already posted few Kootu recipes and Dal recipes. Check out that too....
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Cooking time: 15 mins

Serving: 2-3

Ingredients:

Chayote - 1 (chopped into cubes)
Channadal - 1/3 cup (wash and soak the Dal for 1/2 an hour)
Onion - 1/2 cup
Tomato - 1 (small, chopped)
Grated ginger - 1 tbsn
Green chilli - 1 (broken into 3 pieces)
Turmeric - 1/4 tspn
Sambar powder - 1 tspn
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tspn
Cumin seeds - 1 tspn
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - few (chopped)
Asafoetida - 1/8 tspn
Oil - 2 tspn
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Grab all the ingredients.

2. Switch on the IP. Press the saute mode. Add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds.

4. Add onion, curry leaves, green chilli. Saute till it becomes translucent.

5. Add tomato, ginger, asafoetida. Saute till it becomes mushy.

6. Add Chayote, salt, turmeric. Saute for few seconds.

7. Add the soaked dal. Mix well.

8. Add 1 cup of water. Add coriander leaves.

9. Close the lid. Press the manual or Pressure cook mode for 10 mins in High Pressure HP in sealed position. Then do Natural Pressure Release NPR.

10. Open the lid. Add few coriander leaves.

11. Easy chayote kootu is ready to serve with hot plain rice.

Notes:

You can have this Kootu as a side dish for rasam, even for chappathi and dosas.