Erissery

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.