Pumpkin red beans Erissery / Mathanga Vanpayar erissery onam sadhya

   

Pumpkin red beans Erissery / Mathanga Vanpayar erissery onam sadhya

   Mathanga Vanpayar erissery is one of the inevitable dish in Onam Sadhya / Kerala sadhya. Let's see how we can prepare this...

Pumpkin red beans Erissery / Mathanga Vanpayar erissery onam sadhya

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Ingredients:-

• Red Beans / Vanpayar - 1/3 cup
• Pumpkin/ mathan - 250 gm, diced
• Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp.
• Turmeric powder - a pinch.
• Pepper powder – ¼ tsp.
• Salt to taste

 For making coconut paste:

•  Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp.
• Green chili -  2
• Turmeric powder - a pinch

For tempering :-

• Grated coconut - 2 tbspn.
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.
• Whole red chilly – 4-5 nos.
• Curry leaves.
• Shallots – 2 tbspn. chopped ( optional)

Pumpkin red beans Erissery / Mathanga Vanpayar erissery onam sadhya

Method of Preparation:

1. Cook read beans till tender with enough amount of salt.
2. Grind coconut with cumin, green chili and turmeric powder to a smooth paste .
3. Take pumpkin pieces in an earthen pan, add chilli powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder, salt and enough water. Cover it and allow it to cook. Cook till it is soft.
4. Mash pumpkin when it cooked well.
5. Transfer cooked red beans and coconut mixture to mashed pumpkin. Mix well. Add enough salt and allow it to boil.
6. Switch off the flame when our gravy of  pumpkin red beans mixture become thick.
7. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add whole red chilles, curry leaves and chopped shallots, fry for 30 seconds, then add grated coconut in low flame and fry till golden brown color.
8. Pour this tempering over the erissery we already prepared.
9. Now our tasty erissery is ready to serve. Serve hot with rice. Enjoy!!!

   

   Pumpkin red beans Erissery / Mathanga Vanpayar erissery onam sadhya