Onam Special: Prepare Mathan Erissery With This Easy Recipe

Ingredients

• 100 gm red kidney beans
• 200 gm pumpkin
• 2 chopped onion
• 6 curry leaves
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 dry red chili
• 2 green chilli
• salt as required
• 3 cup water
• 5 tablespoon grated coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 2 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder

Step

1. Step 1:

   Soak the red kidney beans overnight before cooking them. Now, take a pressure cooker and add the red beans in it along with salt, turmeric, water, and red chilli powder. Pressure cook for 5-6 whistles.

2. Step 2:

   Meanwhile, chop the pumpkin and add them to the cooker and cook it on medium flame without covering it with the lid. Transfer cooked pumpkin to a large pan. Place it over medium-high heat. Add grated coconut to pumpkin. Stir well.

3. Step 3:

   Next, chop the onions and green chillies in a bowl. Blend the onions, green chillies, and cumin seeds and blend it well. Add a little water if the mixture is too thick.

4. Step 4:

   Add this coconut paste to the pressure cooker and stir well.

5. Step 5:

   Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, curry leaves, dry red chilli along with grated coconut. Fry the mixture till golden brown.

6. Step 6:

   Now, add this tempering along with salt to the pumpkin and mix well. Cook uncovered and stir occasionally.

7. Step 7:

   Serve hot Erissery with rice.