Friday, August 20, 2010

Mathanga [Pumpkin] Elessery Recipe




Mathanga elessery is a popular recipe of Kerala. Learn how to prepare elessery in this Vishu
Elessery
Ingredients of Elessery

Pumpkin – 250 gms [peel and cut into cubes]

Chana dal [Bengal gram] – 1/2 cup [soak in water for 20 minutes]

Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp

Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp

Coconut – 1 Cup

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tbsp

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Dried Red Chilies – 2 [split into 2]

Curry Leaves – 1 strand

Method of Preparing Elesserry

Cook the chana dal in pressure cooker. Boil the pumpkin cubes with turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt.

Grind the 1/2 cup of coconut with cumin seeds and add to the boiled pumpkin and cook for 5 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan and add dried red chilies, mustard seeds, curry leaves and 1/2 cup of grated coconut and fry, till the coconut become golden brown and add to the ellessery and mix well. Serve hot

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