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Mathan Erissery / Sweet Pumpkin Coconut curry

Sweet pumpkin sauteed in flavors of coconut.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Kerala cuisine
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Jinoo Jayakrishnan
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Ingredients

To Pressure cook

  • 2 cups sweet pumpkin - diced to bite sized pieces
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • Salt

To Grind

  • 1/4 cup coconut - grated
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 2 dried Red chillies

To roast in coconut oil

  • 1 tbsp coconut - grated

Seasoning

  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 spring curry leaves
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 dried Red chilly - broken

Instructions

  • Clean the sweet pumpkin and cut them to bite sized pieces. Cook them with turmeric powder and salt until its soft and mushy. add only enough water to cook.
  • Grind coconut, cumin seeds and red chilies to a fine paste
  • Once pumpkin is cooked and mash it slightly or leave it as such if u like bites here and there.
  • Add the ground coconut paste to it, Mix well and give it a boil.
  • Meanwhile, fry the grated coconut in coconut oil until it turns reddish brown. Add the fried coconut to the curry, mix well and switch off the stove.
  • Prepare the seasoning: Heat coconut oil, splutter mustard seeds, curry leaves, cumin seeds and red chilies. Add it to the curry and mix well.

Notes

Fry the coconut until reddish brown. Take care not to burn it. That changes the flavor of the eriserry.