Mathanga Erissery | Pumpkin Erissery

Pumpkin erissery  Or  mathanga erissery  Is a mild and tempered curry with light sweet tones made with pumpkin, cowpeas & coconut. Gluten-free and vegan. It is one of the essential dishes that is served during onam sadya. This dish is also known as  Elisseri  in some parts of Kerala. Since onam is around the corner, I thought of posting at least one onam sadya recipe :-). I had purchased the pumpkin originally to make halwa, but ended up making this delicious pumpkin erissery two days back. For the pumpkin erissery recipe  i looked into two authentic sources for Kerala cuisine – on nag’s blog Edible garden and a Kerala cookbook I have. The recipes in both the sources were almost the same, especially coming to the correct technique & method. I have adapted the recipe from both the sources and stayed true to the authenticity. If you are looking for authentic onam recipes then do check nag’s collection of Kerala onam sadya recipes. ...