Chow chow thalimpu [ andhra dish ]

Ingredients :

• Chow- chow - 2 [ medium ]
• Garlic - 2 flakes[ chopped ]
• Onion - 1 [ chopped ] 
• Aniseed - 1 / 4 tsp [ roasted and powdered ]
• Turmeric powder - 1 / 2tsp
• Salt - as required
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Bengal gram dhal - 1 tbl.sp.
• Oil - for frying

For seasoning :

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Black gram dhal - 1 / 2 tsp
• Broken red chilli - 1
• Curry leaves - few

Method :

Dry roast bengal gram  dhal  till golden and crush coarsely [ fine rawa consistency ]. Peel garlic, chop onions finely and keep aside. Scrape outer skin and cut chow- chow into medium sized pieces. Then heat oil in a shallow pan, add seasonings and then onion. Fry for 5 minutes, add chow- chow pieces and stir for another 3 minutes. Then add just enough water, turmeric, chilli powder, aniseed powder, salt, garlic pieces and cook till vegetable become tender. [ close with a lid ]. When vegetable is threefourth cooked and still there is moisture add bengal gram dhal powder and close the lid again. [ reduce flame ]. Cook till dhal becomes soft, sprinkle little water if necessary. When moisture is absorbed completely remove from fire. Serve with roti, and rice.

Variations :  Use snakegourd instead of chow-chow and make the recipe.