It
is made of raw plantains and Yams sliced and boiled in water with salt and
chillies or pepper added. The pulp of the coconut is ground with a little
cumin seed added to it. When the whole thing is properly boiled, a few
mustard seeds along with scraped coconut pulp fried in coconut oil, is added
in to it to give it flavour. Erissery is also made with pumpkin and red
oriental beans, the recipe is given below.
Erissery With Yam
Ingredients:
| Yam cut into small pieces |
60gms |
| Big raw banana |
1 no |
| Pepper powder |
1tsp |
| Turmeric powder |
1/4tsp |
| Water |
1cup |
| Salt |
to taste |
| Grated coconut |
1/2coconut |
| Cumin seeds |
a pinch |
| Ghee |
10gm |
| Coconut oil |
1tbs |
| Mustard seeds |
1/4tsp |
Method:
- Split the banana lengthwise into 3 pieces. Do not peel the skin.
Cut it into small pieces.
- Boil yam and banana with pepper powder, turmeric powder and salt
in 1 cup of water. Grind one fourth quantity of grated coconut and
cumin seeds together and add to it.
- Grind the remaining coconut and saute in a low flame till brown
in colour. Keep it aside.
- Season mustard seeds in ghee. Add the coconut oil, seasoned
mustard seeds and the sauted coconut to the vegetable mixture. Mix
well.
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Erissery With Pumpkin
Ingredients:
| Ripe Pumpkin sliced into pieces |
2 cups |
| Red oriental bean |
1/2 cup |
| Oil |
2 dsp |
| Squeezed coconut milk |
1 dsp |
| Dried chilli |
2 nos |
| Mustard |
1 tsp |
| Curry leaves |
2 springs |
| Salt |
to taste |
| Water |
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To be Ground:
| Grated Coconut |
1 cup |
| Small onions |
1 or 2 nos |
| Garlic |
2 nos |
| Cumin |
1/2 tsp |
| Turmeric powder |
1/2 tsp |
| Green chilli |
2 or 3 nos |
Method:
- Cook pumpkin after adding enough water and salt.
- Cook red oriental beans separately and mix it along with the
pumpkin.
- Grind the ingredients to be ground coarsely. Add it to the
pumpkin, boil for sometime and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan, season
mustard, curry leaves and dry chillies and add the thick coconut
milk. Pour it to the cooked pumpkin curry & mix well. Tasty
erissery is ready to be served.
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