Erisseri is a Yellow pumpkin cooked in flavorful coconut gravy. This dish is called Mathanga Erisseri in Kerala and is one of the popular recipes for Onam/Vishu Sadya. This is an easy and delicious Pumpkin curry and goes well with rice. You can also add red cowpeas and raw bananas.
Ingredients
1 cup yellow pumpkin/ Doodhi/ mathanga cut into chunks
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
For the masala paste:
1/2cup grated fresh coconut
1/2 tsp cumin seeds/ jeera
2 shallots/sambar onions
1 sprig of curry leaves
Grind the above into a little coarse paste and keep aside
For the tempering:
3 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard
1 sprig of curry leaves
1/4 cup grated fresh coconut
Procedure
Cook the pumpkin pieces with 1 cup water, salt, turmeric pdr, red chilli powder
Add the masala paste and make it boil
Add the tempering to the prepared curry
In the same pan put the 1/4 cup finely grated coconut and roast it till golden brown and add to the curry
And your pumpkin erisseri is ready to serve
Serve hot with rice.
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