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Erissery With Pumpkin

Pumpkin(Mathanga) & Payar erissery

CuisineKerala

Servings	Prep Time
10people	20minutes

Servings	Prep Time
10people	20minutes

Ingredients

Pumpkin(Mathanga)(cut into pieces, ripe) – 2cups
Red oriental beans – 1/2cup
Oil – 2tbsp
Coconut milk – 1tbsp
Dry red chillies(Kollamulaku) – 2nos
Mustard seeds – 1tsp
Curry leaves – 2sprigs
Salt(As reqd) –

For grinding:-

Grated Coconut – 1cup
Small onions(Kunjulli) – 1–
Garlic pods – 2nos
Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) – 1/2tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2tsp
Green chillies – 2–

Instructions

Cook pumpkin along with enough water and salt.
Cook red oriental beans separately and mix it along with the pumpkin.
Grind the ingredients to be ground into a coarse form.
Add the ground mixture into the cooked mixture.
Cook for sometime and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan.
Splutter mustard seeds followed by red chillies and curry leaves.
Add thick coconut milk and mix well.
Pour the above into the cooked pumpkin curry and mix well.