Mathanga Erissery

Mathanga Erissery is also a Sadya delicacy. As the name says its main ingredients are Pumpkin (mathanga) and Brown Peas (Van Payar).

First of all, clean brown peas and Cook it enough.(70%)

Next clean pumpkin, remove skin and cut it in to small cubes.

Add pumpkin cubes with the brown peas. and add Turmeric powder, Chilly powder and Salt.

Lts cook it till the pumpkin cooked well

Grind 2 cup Coconut with Cumin seeds and some water to a thick paste

Add coconut paste with cooked vegetables

Now let it cooked for some time.

In a pan heat Oil, add Mustard seeds. When it starts to spurts, add Curry leaves and Dry Red chillies, saute for 1 minute

Add rest Grated coconut and fry it till it reach brown in colour (don’t burn it out)

Add the coconut mixture to the Curry and mix well

Mathanga Erissery is ready