Mathanga Erisseri

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.