For preparing Yellow Pumpkin Erissery, soak black-eyed beans in water for 2 hrs or in hot water for around an hour.

Pressure cook them upto 2 whistles.

After opening the lid, add pumpkin cubes, along with salt, turmeric powder and chilly powder.

Cook again upto a whistle or less.

Grind together coconut, cumin seeds and garlic.

Add it to the above cooked pumpkin.

Simmer for a few mins.

:- Mix with care so that the pumpkin pieces are not totally mashed.

Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.

Splutter mustard seeds followed by dry red chillies, curry leaves.

Add grated coconut and fry, till it turns brown.

Add the above seasoning into the curry and mix well.

Simmer for a min.

:- Serve with rice.

:- Erissery can also be made with Yam(Chena) and Black kadala in exactly the same way.