Errisery..(kerala dish)

Ingredients: Green bananas - Cubed Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon Urad dal - 1/4 teaspoon Coconut, grated - 1/2 cup Coconut for garnish - 1 tablespoon Black pepper - 1/4 teaspoon Curry leaves - a few Salt to taste Coconut Oil - 1 teaspoon Method: Soak the cut plantains in warm water mixed with half teaspoon turmeric for ten minutes. Drain and cook the plantains with the remaining turmeric and salt. Grind the coconut well with cumin and add to the cooked plantains. Let it simmer. Meanwhile, heat the oil and pop the mustard seeds. Add the urad dal and the coconut reserved for garnish and stir till browned. Add this mixture to the eriserry and mix in the curry leaves. Serve with rice and pappad.

Avial

Ingredients : Brinjals -2 Raw banana -2 Potato-2 Carrot-2 French beans-100 gms Pumpkin -2 big pieces Drumsticks -3 Coconut - half Sour curd -2 cups Green chillies -5 Cumin seeds -1/2 tablespoon Salt to taste Coconut oil - 2 ts Method : Clean the vegetables and cut them into 2 inch pieces and parboil them with turmeric powder and salt. Grate the coconut and grind it with green chillies and cumin seeds to get a smooth paste. Take the cooked vegetables and add the ground paste, salt and curd and simmer on low flame for some minutes. Then temper with coconut oil, mustard seeds and curry leaves. Serve hot with rice or adai