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Erissery

Erissery made with pumpkin(mathanga)
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Pumpkin Mathanga
  • Salt As reqd
  • 5 tbsp Coconut grated
  • Cumin seeds A pinch, Jeerakam
  • 1 no Dry red chilly Kollamulaku

For seasoning:

  • 1 tbsp Coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp Coconut grated
  • Mustard seeds A pinch
  • 1 no Dry red chilly Kollamulaku
  • 1 stalk Curry leaves

Instructions
 

  • Grind together grated coconut, cumin seeds and dry red chilly into a paste.
  • Cook pumpkin along with salt and water, until half done.
  • Add the ground paste and cook well.
  • Remove from fire.
  • Heat coconut oil in a kadai or a pan.
  • Add the mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chilly.
  • When it starts to splutter, add the grated coconut and fry it until it turns brown. Take care that the coconut doesn`t get burnt.
  • Add the seasoning to the cooked vegetable and mix well.
  • :- Serve with hot rice and papadam.
  • :- Erissery can also be made with green bananas, bread fruit, green jack fruit etc.
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