Erissery (എരിശ്ശേരി)
Category: curry — pumpkin & red cowpea curry
Course: side dish | Diet: vegan
Meal roles: sadya
lunch

Yellow pumpkin and red cowpea cooked with roasted coconut, a deep orange sadya treasure.

Spice level: 2
Prep time: 20 minutes | Cook time: 35 minutes

Ingredients (per person):
name: Yellow pumpkin, cubed
qty: 150
unit: g
name: Red cowpea (vanpayar), pre-cooked
qty: 40
unit: g
name: Fresh coconut, grated
qty: 40
unit: g
name: Cumin seeds
qty: 1
unit: g
name: Green chillies
qty: 2
unit: num
name: Turmeric
qty: 1
unit: g
name: Mustard seeds
qty: 1
unit: g
name: Fenugreek seeds
qty: 0.5
unit: g
name: Curry leaves
qty: 3
unit: num
name: Coconut oil
qty: 7
unit: g
name: Salt
qty: 2
unit: g

Steps:
Cook pumpkin with turmeric and salt until soft, keeping a little texture.
Grind half the coconut with cumin and green chilli into a fine paste.
Add the paste and pre-cooked cowpea to the pumpkin; simmer until warm and blended.
Roast the remaining coconut golden in a little oil and stir into the curry.
Finish with a mustard-fenugreek curry-leaf tempering.

Tags: sadya
vegan