Tastes of Kerala

Hi, I’m Nisha.Here,through my blogs I would like to share some unique, traditional vegetarian tastes and flavours of Kerala. Kerala has produced diverse, natural, nutritious as well as tasteful vegetarian dishes. The concept of homestead farming helped the Kerala women to make these unique dishes. Without using artificial flavours and colours they have produced hundreds of varieties of dishes. The famous “Sadya” in banana leaf has attracted many. To preserve and exchange these recipes is the main purpose of this blog. I’m sharing the recipes that I have encountered and those which attracted me . I am very happy to introduce you to some of the long lost traditional recipes . I hope you will enjoy them.

Friday 27 January 2012

Pumpkin erisseri (Mathanga erisseri)

                                     
Ingredients

  • 2 cup square pieces of pumpkin
  • 1 cup square pieces of elephant foot yam
  • 2 cup grated coconut
  • 1\2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp chilli powder
  • salt (to taste)
  • 3 cup water
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1\2 tsp pepper
For tempering

  • 4 tsp coconut oil
  • 1\4 cup grated coconut
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 2 dried chilli
  • a few curry leaves
Method

Cook the pumpkin and elephant foot yam along with 2 cup water, salt, chilli powder, and turmeric powder. Grind the coconut along with cumin seeds, pepper and water to a smooth paste. Mix it with the cooked stuff. Stir well. Heat it for sometime. Heat the coconut oil in a pan.Put the mustard seeds & dried chilli pieces and wait till it bursts. Put the grated coconut into it and fry it until the coconut turns brown. Pour this into the cooked pumpkin. Garnish it with curry leaves.

Tips
  • 1/2 cup soaked and cooked red cow peas can also be added.

                                                                       Pumpkin erisseri
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