This video shows the preparation of Erissery a popular side dish of Kerala.


Ingredients

Ripe pumpkin (sliced) – 1 cup
Banana (sliced) – 1 cup
Elephant Yam (sliced) – 1 cup
Red oriental beans – ½ cup (cooked)
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Garlic – 2 flakes
Green chillies – 3 no.
Pepper – ½ tsp
Curry leaves
Coconut (grated) – 1½ cup


Ingredients for seasoning

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Red chilly – 4 no.
Curry leaves
Salt
Oil

Method of preparation

Into a pressure cooker, put red oriental beans. Now add pieces of elephant yam, banana and pumpkin. Stir the contents well. Pour water and cook.

Open the pressure cooker lid and add the grounded ingredients comprising grated coconut, turmeric powder, cumin seeds, garlic, green chillies and pepper. Stir well. Add salt and pour some water. Stir gently.

For seasoning, take a pan and heat some oil. Into this add red chillies, mustard, urad dal, curry leaves and grated coconut. Stir well.

Remove the contents from the pressure cooker into a bowl. You may now transfer the seasoning from the pan into the bowl.

Now what are you waiting for? Get going with your Erissery.