PLANTAIN ---ERISSERY

PLANTAIN ERISSERY  - A DELICIOUS DRY CURRY FROM KERALA CUISINE .

PLANTAIN(Raw banana) IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMONLY GROWN VEGETABLES IN KERALA.

THIS IS A TRADITIONAL SIDE DISH  OF KERALA WHICH SERVED FOR SPECIAL OCCASION OR FESTIVALS .

CUBES OF PLANTAIN COOKED AND MIXED IN ROASTED COCONUT  AND SPICES GIVES A TRADITIONAL AND DELICIOUS TASTE .

THIS IS A VERY POPULAR SIDE DISH FROM KERALA. RAW BANANA AND YAM IS COOKED WITH ROASTED COCONUT AND OTHER FLAVORFUL SPICES. THE LIGHT SWEETNESS OF RAW BANANA IS SEASONED WITH  ROASTED COCONUT, CURRY LEAVES AND OTHER SPICES  MAKES THIS GRAVY ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS ONE. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DISH THAT PREPARED FOR ONAM SADYA, VISHU AND OTHER FESTIVALS. 

 PLANTAIN  ERISSERY IS ONE OF THE  SPECIALITY OF  KERALA CUISINE. THE  SPECIALITY IS THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE MANY SPICES. MORE AMOUNT OF COCONUT IS USED TO MAKE THIS TASTY ERISSERY.

LET'S TRY THIS DELICIOUS RECIPE AND MAKE YOUR MEAL VERY TASTY. YOU CAN SERVED EITHER THIS AS A SIDE DISH OR CAN SERVE AS A GRAVY CURRY. IT IS BEST COMBINATION WITH ANY BOILED RICE.

INGREDIENTS

RAW BANANA - 2

YAM - 1 1/2  CUP

RED CHILLY 

TURMERIC POWDER  -1/2 tsp

WATER - 1 CUP

SALT 

COCONUT - 1 1/2 CUP  ( for roasting )

FOR SEASONING

MUSTARD SEEDS - 1/2 tsp

URAD DAL  SPLIT - 1/2 tsp

DRIED RED CHILLY -3

CURRY LEAVES .

FOR GRINDING

COCONUT - 3/4 CUP 

CUMIN SEED - 1/2 tsp

SHALLOTS - 2

GREEN CHILLY - 1

WATER - 1 tbsp

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                        Course : side dish

                        Cuisine : Kerala

                       Cook time : 30 min

                        Prep time : 10 min

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PREPARATIONS

👉 PEEL THE PLANTAIN AND YAM , CUT INTO A CUBE PIECES. 

👉 WASH WELL , TRANSFER IT TO A PRESSURE COOKER BY ADDING SALT , RED CHILLY POWDER, TURMERIC POWDER AND  WATER .

👉 WAIT FOR 2 WHISTLE AND KEEP ASIDE FOR 5 MINUTES.

👉 TAKE A MIXER GRINDER  AND  ADD COCONUT, CUMIN SEED ,SHALLOTS, GREEN CHILLY AND WATER. GRIND WELL TO GET A PASTE TEXTURE.

👉 OPEN THE PRESSURE COOKER, ADD THIS GRINDED COCONUT PASTE AND START BOILING. BOIL THIS PLANTAIN COCONUT MIX UNTIL IT BECOME THICK GRAVY TEXTURE.

👉 HEAT A PAN , ADD COCONUT OIL.

👉 SPLUTTER THE MUSTARD SEEDS , THEN ADD URAD DAL , DRIED RED CHILLY , CURRY LEAVES AND  SAUTE FOR 2 MINUTES .THEN ADD COCONUT AND MIX WELL .ROAST THE COCONUT UNTIL IT TURNS GOLDEN BROWN COLOUR.

👉 TRANSFER THE PLANTAIN COCONUT MIX TO THIS ROASTED COCONUT MUSTARD SEED MIX AND SAUTE  WELL UNTIL THE GRAVY BECOME DRY . THEN OFF THE FLAME AND READY TO SERVE.

THE QUICK AND EASY PLANTAIN ERISSERY IS READY TO SERVE.

IT IS A GOOD COMBINATION FOR RICE .

ENJOY......