pumpkin errissery
this is how my mom makes pumpkin erissery.
cut pumpkin into small pieces. pressure cook this with little water, salt, chilli powder and turmeric. i usually cook it for 1 whistle. once its cooled down, open the cooker and put it in low heat. mash the pumpkin with a spoon.
grind some grated coconut, 1 or 2 shallots,3-4 pepper and cumin coarsely. Add this to the pumpkin mixture and mix it well. season this with mustard, red chillies and curry leaves. i usually use coconut oil for this. Also, you put some grate coconut in oil and fry it till golden brown and add this to the pumpkin mixture, it will taste really good. but i try to avoid that step as i dont want to use too much oil.
My mother in law adds 1/4 cup tur dal while pressure cooking pumpkin.
Another variation is adding cooked vanpayar(red chori dal) once pumpkin is cooked and do rest of the steps.
for raw banana errirsery
pressure cook 1/4 cup tur dal with little turmeric for one whistle.
Cut one plantain into small cubes. put this in water mixed with half teaspoon turmeric for ten minutes. Drain and cook the plantain with little turmeric and salt.When almost done add dal and salt and little pepper.
Grind the coconut with cumin and add to the cooked plantains. Let it simmer. Season this with mustard, red chillies and curry leaves.
kavitha, i am sorry, i dont have exact measurements for all these. maybe if you google on erissery, you might get some recepies with exact measurements.
Anju
