Friday, October 10, 2008

Chow Chow / Chayote Halwa

Chow chow Halwa , tastes like carrot halwa, usually we do curries with chow chow, my mom used to do occasionaly halwas with chow chow...they will be very tasty...can replace carrot halwa with this halwa...Chayote r known as Bangalore Kathirikkai in tamil,Bengaluru Vankaya in telugu, Chow Chow in Hindi..


2cups Chow chow grated
2 cups Unsweetened condensed milk r full fat milk
1 cup Water
2cups Sugar
1/4 cup Ghee
2 tsp Cardamom powder
2 pinch Food colour(green)
10 nos Cashew nut pieces

Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a heavy bottomed pan n fry the cashew nuts pieces until they turns slightly brownish, keep aside...fry the grated Chow chow pieces in the same ghee for a while until the raw smell goes away, add the 2 cups of milk , water with sugar n cook them in heavy flame, once the milk starts boiling, put them in medium flame, add the food colour n stir it occasionally..

Cook them well, this may take 15 minutes, add the ghee with the cooked chowchow pieces, n stir it..once the ghee get separates from the halwa, add the cardamom powder n fried cashew nuts..stir them well...put off the stove.

Yummy Chow chow halwa!!!!

15 comments:

ST said... Reply To This Comment

Chow chow halwa is new for me....Sounds very creative ,delicious and yummy...

siva said... Reply To This Comment

Chow chow la Halwa huh very different one priya unnukula eppidi ivalo brain

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

hey priya new one for me looks so colorfull and intresting

Priya Suresh said... Reply To This Comment

Thanks Sireesha, Siva n Rekhas..glad to see ur comments..

lubnakarim06 said... Reply To This Comment

Something new, never heard off. Looks gr8.

Vibaas said... Reply To This Comment

i usually make kootu or curry out of it. never knew we could make halwa too. will definitely try it.

Abhimuthu said... Reply To This Comment

Priya,
Today morning I logged in to your blog and there comes your halwa. I am sure it will be tasty.. Halwa koduthuteengale;-) keep going..

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

I make only kootu with chow chow..Sounds delicious

Ramya Vijaykumar said... Reply To This Comment

Halwa with chow chow that sounds really interesting and the color looks good...

Uma said... Reply To This Comment

halwa with chayote? Are you kidding? Wow, it looks so delicious Priya and so colorful too. will try to make this when I get chayote!

Usha said... Reply To This Comment

What an unique recipe,have never tried making halwa with chayote...looks delicious :)

Priya Suresh said... Reply To This Comment

Thanks Kitchen flavours, vibaas, Abhi,Divya, Ramya, Uma N usha for dropping ur comments..

Sagari said... Reply To This Comment

halwa with chow chow yummmmmmm ,thats different and looks yummmmm

Priya Suresh said... Reply To This Comment

Thanks sagari..ur blog looks amazing yaar..

Indian Khana said... Reply To This Comment

I have seen lauki ka halwa...my mom use to make that...but chow chow halwa...wow..the colour is very nice...thanks for the lovely recipe...and for the entry