Ingredients

• 1 medium-sized - Cho Cho
• 1 tsp - tamarind paste or tamcon
• 2 tsp - urad dal (black gram dal)
• 2 tsp channa dal (Bengal gram dal)
• 3 red dry chilli peppers
• 2 tsp desiccated dry coconut
• 1/2 tsp asafoetida powder (hing)
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds

How to Make Cho Cho Thuvaiyal

• Cut the cho cho diagonally in half and remove the seed.
• Grate the cho cho.
• In a kadai or Dutch pot, add 1/2 tsp of oil.
• Lightly roast the channa dal, urad dal and the dry red chilli.
• Saute the grated cho cho separately for about 5 minutes.
• Now, grind the channa dal, urad dal, chilli, dry coconut and the tamarind paste to a medium consistency. Add salt to taste.
• In a Dutch pot, add 1/2 tsp of oil, and when the oil becomes hot, add the mustard seeds, and when it starts to crackle, add the asafoetida powder.
• Add this to the thuvaiyal and mix it thoroughly.
• Serve the thuvaiyal with hot rice.