Mathanga kadala Erisseri

MATHANGA KADALA ERISSERI / PUMPKIN CHICKPEA ERISSERI Erissery is one of the traditional recipe of Kerala. It is usually made with Pumpkin, Red beans and roasted coconut. Here in this special recipe I added chickpea instead of red beans and it is very tasty. INGREDIENTS Pumpkin - 250 g Chick pea - 1 cup Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup + 1/2 cup Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Garlic - 3 pod( optional) Cumin seed powder - 1/4 tsp Dried chilli - 3 Curry leaves - 3 springs Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/4 tsp Coconut oil - 1 1/2 tsp Salt - to taste METHOD Soak chick pea for 6 - 8 hours. Wash well and cook chick pea with turmeric powder, water and salt in cooker and keep aside. Peel the skin of pumpkin and cut it into small pieces. Cook pumpkin pieces with turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and water. Grind 1 cup grated coconut, garlic and cumin seed powder to make a paste. Add this paste to the cooked pumpkin and cook for 5 minutes more to disappear the raw smell of the coconut paste and mix well. Then add the cooked chick pea to this curry and mix well. Turn off the flame. Heat oil in a pan. Splutter the mustard seeds and urad dal into it. Add dried chillies, curry leaves and 1/2 cup grated coconut to it and roast it until coconut turn brown. Turn off the flame and pour this mix to the curry and mix well. Tasty and healthy Pumpkin Chickpea Erisseri is ready to serve. Enjoy..