For preparing the delicious dish, first clean van payar well and filter it to get rid of the small stones.
Cook it by adding enough water, turmeric powder and chilly powder.
When the payar is nearly cooked, add chena and allow it to cook.
Grind together grated coconut, cumin seeds, black pepper and garlic into a coarse form.
:- Make sure that it doesn't become a paste.
When the chena and payar are fully cooked, add the above ground mixture.
Add some water and salt and allow it to cook.
Remove from flame when it's done.
Fry 3 tbsp of grated coconut and add it to this mixture.
Heat oil in a pan.
Splutter mustard seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves.
Add the above seasoning into the curry.
:- Similarly, you can make yellow
pumpkin(mathanga) erissery. Try it out!!!