Erissery

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
• 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.

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
• Water
• Salt to taste

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.