Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, erissery. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Erissery (Erishery) is another traditional Kerala Recipe made using ground coconut paste and finally seasoning with roasted coconut. I have always loved Erissery which my Mom used to prepare once in a while. Mathanga Payaru (Pumpkin and Bean) Erissery used to be the most common one prepared by my mom. Erissery is a special dish from Kerala that is also included in the feast of one of the biggest festivals of South India - Onam.
Erissery is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Erissery is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have erissery using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Erissery:
- Prepare 250 gms yellow pumpkin peeled and chopped
- Take 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- Prepare Few curry leaves
- Take For grinding-
- Make ready 1/2-3/4 cup grated coconut
- Prepare 1/2 tsp cumin/ jeera
- Prepare 1-11/2 green chillies
- Prepare For Tempering :
- Take 2 tbsp coconut oil
- Get 3/4 tsp mustard seeds
- Get 1-2 dry red chillies
- Get 1/4 tsp Hing
Erissery is a kerala special dish made for Onam, and made mostly with yellow pumpkin,called as Mathanga erissery. I remember my mom makes this but i have never made tried this on my own or tasted it after marriage. As my athai is very fond of this erissery, she makes this more when she comes to our house for summer vacation. Erissery is one of the traditional recipe of Kerala.
Steps to make Erissery:
- Peel the pumpkin and chop into cubes.
- In a kadhai add pumpkin cubes and 3/4 cup water. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, curry leaves and salt.
- Now cook the pumpkin for 10 to 12 minutes on low flame till it gets cooked. Check-in between if water dries up,then add some more water and cook.
- While the pumpkin is cooking, add grated coconut, green chilli and cumin in a mixer jar. Add water and grind it to a smooth paste.
- Add this coconut paste to the pumpkin. Add some water if consistency looks thick. Stir well and cook on low flame for another 5 to 8 minutes.After it is done cover and keep aside.
- In a small pan heat coconut oil. Add mustard seeds after it crackles add red chillies. Then add little hing.
- Pour the tempering into erissery. Delicious Erissery is ready to serve with hot rice and appalam.
As my athai is very fond of this erissery, she makes this more when she comes to our house for summer vacation. Erissery is one of the traditional recipe of Kerala. Merger between sweetness of pumpkin and coconut takes your taste buds to another level. You can make erissery using Yam, Raw Banana, Raw Papaya, Jackfruit Prepare the erissery using coconut oil, if you want the authentic Kerala taste. The consistency of the dish should be reasonably thick In its very basic form, Erissery, the traditional dish from Kerala (South India), is made using a combination of vegetables and coconut.
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