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Pumpkin Erissery Recipe-Yellow Pumpkin curry (Kerala style)

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Erissery is another traditional recipe of Kerala which is also an essential part of Onam Sadhya. This is a very easy and also a healthy recipe as it is a combination of legumes and vegetables. Let us learn how to prepare Pumpkin Erissery- Mathanga Erissery Recipe (Kerala dish )with this easy erissery recipe.

Pumpkin Erissery-Mathanga Erissery

Pumpkin Erissery Recipe-Mathanga Erissery(Kerala style)


Pumpkin Erissery Recipe-Mathanga Erissery

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 20 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Side dish-curry
 Recipe Cuisine: Kerala Recipes

   Ingredients needed

   Yellow pumpkin (Mathanga )- 2 cups chopped
   Black eyed beans /Cow Peas – 1/3 cup
   Turmeric powder – a generous pinch
   Chilli powder – 1 tsp
   Salt as required

   For grinding

   Grated coconut – 1/3 cup
   Jeera /Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
   Green chilli – 2

   For the seasoning 

   Oil – 3 tsp ( Coconut oil for authentic Kerala taste or any other oil)
   Mustard seeds -1 tsp
   Red chilli -1
   Curry leaves – few

   For garnishing

   Grated coconut -1/4 cup (to be fried and garnished)

Preparation


Soak cow peas overnight or for 6-7 hours. Pressure cook with a little salt and keep it aside.(normally small red colored black-eyed bean is used but I have used the white ones)

Peel the skin, discard the seeds and chop the yellow pumpkin into medium sized pieces.

Grind coconut, jeera and green chilli together and keep it aside.

Method


Cook pumpkin with turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt. (use less water)

Now add the pressure cooked cow peas to the pumpkin. Mash everything slightly.

Add the ground coconut paste and boil for a few minutes. Check of salt.

Heat 2 tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add red chilli and curry leaves. Add this seasoning to the erissery.

Finally heat a tsp of oil and fry the grated coconut (1/4 cup mentioned for seasoning) till it becomes brown and pour it over the erissery. Delicious Mathanga Erissery/Yellow pumpkin erissery is ready to be served with rice.

Note


This curry can be prepared dry or semi solid consistency.

Mathanga means yellow pumpkin in Malayalam, in tamil it is called Parangikai.

Check out my lovely collection of Onam Sadhya Recipes.

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  14. Anonymous

    Lovely post and nice website. I did try erisseri for the first time yesterday and it came out pretty well. Thanks!

    when you have time do check out my blog (www.hotoffthestove.wordpress.com) Would greatly appreciate your feedback 🙂 Cheers!

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