Erissery Times!
A delicious onam recipe that is made of pumpkin and coconut-based
Ingredients
1
cup
pumpkin slices
1/2
tsp
turmeric
salt as required
water as required
1/2
cup
Grated coconut
1/2
tsp
Turmeric powder
2
cloves
garlic
1/2
tsp
Cumin seeds
3 – 4
green chillies
1/4
tsp
pepper powder
For the tempering
1/4
cup
Grated coconut
2
tsp
Oil
1/2
tsp
Mustard seeds
4
Red chillies
1
sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
In a blender or mixer, add grated coconut, garlic, cumin seeds, green chillies, turmeric and pepper powder. Blend until it is a fine paste.
Keep aside.
Now dice the pumpkin into small cubes.
Take a pan and add the pumpking with turmeric powder and salt. Boil in water and mash the pumpkin pieces with a spoon.
Now add the coconut paste you blended earlier and let the mixture simmer on medium flame.
Take another pan and heat two tsp of oil.
Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds.
When they start to splutter, add red chillies and curry leaves.
Now add the grated coconut and stir fry until the coconut turns brown.
Mix with the pumpkin mashed paste.
Serve the erissery