Mathanga-Vella Payar Erissery

Ingredients

1. Yellow Pumpkin/ Mathanga: 20 small pieces
2. Vella Payar/ Black Eyed Beans: ½ cup (soaked overnight)
3. Chilli Powder: ½ tsp
4. Turmeric Powder: ¼ tsp
5. Grated Coconut: ½ cup
6. Cumin seeds: ¼ tsp
7. Shallots: 3
8. Mustard seeds: ¼ tsp
9. Oil: 2 tsp
10. Curry leaves: few

Method of Preparation

• Cook the soaked vella payar by adding turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt.
• When it is cooked; add yellow pumpkin and cook till done.
• Meanwhile grind the grated coconut by adding shallots and cumin seeds.
• Add this grinded when pumpkin gets cooked.
• Heat oil in a pan; splutter mustard seeds and add curry leaves.
• Pour this to the prepared erissery.
• Serve hot.