Friday, December 18, 2009

Kaplanga Erissery/Papaya with coconut and green chillies

    The most common vegetable to make erissery is pumpkin and I am not sure if papaya erissery is common or well known. But I (read it, my family) prefer it over the pumpkin, and I mostly end up making erissery with papaya.

    My father is an exceptionally good cook considering in his days it was not common for a man to even help in the kitchen. Territories were definitely marked during his times and the kitchen was not a man's forte. My Father was truly an exception being liberal in his thoughts. He loved to cook and helped my mom in the kitchen every opportunity he had. When I think about it, it was only fair since my mother was employed too.

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    Today’s recipe is my Dad's. When it comes to festive dishes or sometimes even the day to day dishes, my father is a better cook in our family. However, my mom would have a hard time cleaning the mess after him, but the food always paid off for the trouble she would say. If you could get my father to say “your dish is fine,” that means “it is fantastic.” Surely, a man of few words it is difficult to get more than that from my Father. I remember eagerly waiting when I started cooking, as a teenager, for a compliment from my Dad. If he even said “its fine” it was enough to make my day. Like I said, he is a man of few words and I knew he was a good cook so any positive comment even a nod was likes receiving an award of accomplishment.

    So, here is a recipe from a great food critic and cook, my father :-)


Ingredients:

Papaya(started to ripen) cut into 1 inch cubes- 2 Cups
Turmeric powder- 1/4Tsp
Salt- To taste

For Grinding:

Coconut(grated)-1/4 cup
Cumin seeds-1/2 Tsp
Shallots-1 big
Green chillies-4-5

For seasoning:

Coconut oil/cooking oil-1 Tbsp
Mustard seeds-1/2 Tsp
Coconut(grated)-2Tbsp
Red chillies-2-3
Curry leaves-1Sprig

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Method:

1.Pressure cook the papaya cubes along with turmeric and salt (for 2 whistles- or till it gets cooked really well)
2.Grind the things listed under the label (don't have to grind it smooth)
3.Mash the papaya well and add the coconut mixture into it.
4.Cover and cook for a few minutes on medium heat.
5.Switch off the heat.
6.Heat oil in a pan to do the seasoning.
7.Splutter the mustard seeds and a throw in the red chillies.
8.To this add the grated coconut and fry it till the coconut start turning golden brown color.
9Trow in the curry leaves and saute till you get the golden color for coconut flakes .
10.Mix it into the erissery and serve with rice,yogurt and thoran of your choice.

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Notes;
1.it's best when you use the half ripened papaya.But still you could make it with raw ones too.(Have done it many times like that )
2.Just like any other erissery you can add a lentil, preferably soaked red beans along with papaya while cooking.
3.As I have told any erissery, thought it will be nice to share some more erissery ideas to those who are new to this dish. Instead of papaya, add pumpkin, raw banana, elephant foot yam etc for this dish.
4.This erissery is less problematic for the people who have gastritis problems.

Contributor: Namitha

47 comments:

  1. wow...........lovely recipe dear....thanks for ur pappa.

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  2. Looks like a savoury fruit mousse dish....

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  3. Nice recipe and picture.. its bad that I have not met you dad.. next time I ma in Kottayam I will change that...:) he sounds like my dad when you talk about helping in the kitchen.. my dad would do the same.

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  4. hey...great idea. something totally new to me.

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  5. "my father is a better cook in our family."
    haa haa haa it is a common one in many family now days. keep it up.

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  6. Love the curry, even better to know that your afther did not have inhibitions to give a hand to your mom.

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  7. you know we had the same scene in my childhood with my parents. :)We too (maharashtrians) make pumpkin bharta but its slightly different..will try your dad's recipe.as always amazing clicks.

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  8. I love erissery....will try it for sure...Thanks to ur dad for this lovely recipe...

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  9. this looks very inviting...been a while i;ve cooked papaya...you know what how similar it is...my dad is a good cook too...but he was never allowed ..because of the hard time needed to clean up the mess !!!

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  10. oh this looks soooo good! any tips for how you always have such beautiful photography?!

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  11. Eda adipoli erissery..Innale njan ee recipe taste of kerela cookery showil kandeeullu...apool try cheythu nokanam ennu vecharichu ...itha innu nami ethu share cheythu..ethuvare kalpanga kondu erisserry try cheythuitella..bet it must have tasted great alle...can't wait to try this recipe.Thanks for sharing..:D

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  12. Erissery with papaya looks fantastic, awesome click!

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  13. Never tried papaya this way..i always make with daal...looks yummmm,will try

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  14. Hey this papaya dish luks delicious...i vl try it 2mrw as i have a papaya n was searching for smethng different for it n got it here...thnx...hats off to ur father...

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  15. something new, i would try this with pumpkins. Beautiful presentation..

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  16. Adipoli erissery..njan adyamayitta pappaya erissery kelkunnathu..ur dad is creative..regrds to him..
    Looks really yummy..onnu try cheythu nokkanam..

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  17. Never tried erissery with papaya or even heard.Thanks for the recipe!!

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  18. It looks and sounds delicious!

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  19. I've used papaya in many cuisines, this will be the first in Indian food! Love it!

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  20. this is a very new and yummy dish. Never heard of it. That platter looks yummy.

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  21. Iyoooo kappalanga...ente fav anu but ippo kazhikan okkillallooooo.....Erissery adipoly....

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  22. Looks absolutely delicious, very beautiful click.

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  23. looks delicious!! using papaya in erisseri is well known :) no doubt about it..but in our side we dont add shallots instead we add garlic and that also optional....but a change is always welcoming ...Good recipe..

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  24. I have heard so much about erissery. Now I will try your version.

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  25. 3 ingredients that I like. I haven't tried this before and bet it's yummy.

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  26. A good papaya recipe, added to me list...

    ...and keep smiling...

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  27. I, who thought that my husband was the first man who comes to help in the kitchen :):)( not when I'm there as it would turn out to be a war then):):)

    My papa doesn't know what is coffee making until few years.... he's that kind of man.... but he does fabulously two dishes, one is pal gova (Milk Peda) the one I manage to mess up every time I attempt.... and the other one is Flan.
    I admire men who cook, that's something fantastic and moreover most of the great chefs at restaurants (at least here in France) are men, curious, isn't it?
    Let me say that we women are comfortable at home (that's why!!) :):):)
    you have a wonderful father and the papaya erisseri looks fabulous with the rice and greens. why not papaya, it has almost the same texture and taste of a pumkin, the slight sweetness too, it's an excellent idea.

    Ofcourse I read about your wish to walk along the Champs-Elysées in this season!! why don't you make your wish come true? I'll heartily welcome you here!!! It's such a pleasure to walk around the streets of Paris especially in this season; Even it is so cold now (-10°C) and at night, we can say that the whole city is awake, all busy shopping and preparing for the festivities.

    so, think over it!!! have a nice week end!!!

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  28. Wow !! A sabzi with papaya .. very new to me !!

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  29. Namii...E erisseri njan kazhichittilla..looks so delicious!

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  30. Papaya, coconut and green chilies are an excellent combo! Yum! Great click!

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  31. i wanna eat this RIGHT NOW!!!

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  32. The curry sounds and looks so flavorful...looks inviting in the platter :)

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  33. Nice one, I would love to taste papaya's this way!

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  34. Recipe sounds interesting....

    Same pinch, my Dad cooks well too...one more thing' alike...it takes lot of cleaning after the mess:(

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  35. Ur papaya erisery looks delish. I loved reading ur intro about ur dad. Convey our regards to him for such a wonderful recipe. I hear you when you say that in India the territories were marked and the kitchen was not a man's place to be at all. But I'm glad to say its all changing and has changed a lot already. My dad would tell us when he was younger he would help his mom knead the dough. Apart from that when we were growing up his job kept him very busy but he did venture into the kitchen to make chicken stew (it was supposed to be curry).. when our mom would be sick.. he would keep on asking what to do next and fix us our lunch/dinner. BUt I give him credit foir trying and he soon learnt (and my mom did too )that it was not his forte. But he could within minutes call up the best places in town and get the food delivered and ready for us if the need arose.. Also on that note I'm glad my husband enjoys cooking and many a times I wd hate to admit but he's a better cook than me. lol.

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  36. This curry looks so wonderful! Use of papaya and coconut in this way is very new to me but just looking at your pictures I can see its going to be great!

    I like your writeup, it reminds me of my father. Though he hardly used to cook (except to make omlettes which my mom would refuse to do!) but he was a man of few words too. If he does not comment after eating a dish meant there was no flaw in the dish. If he said the dish is fine meant dish is excellent :D

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  37. Can I join in for lunch? Thats looks very simple to make, and looks delish :)

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  38. I felt like I was reading my story..It looks very tempting!

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  39. This is an excellent dish, I love papaya! Great pictures!

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  40. Your pictures are amazing! I love all those ingredients in your dish!Absolutely delicious.

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  41. Dear,

    Shared an Award with you. Please feel free to collect them.:)

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  42. Really touched by all the lovely comments...
    Sunitha,SE,Akal's, Malar,Dolly,PJ :Thanks for sharing the thoughts about your parents :D
    Malar: Thanks for the award :-)

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  43. Nice recipe,thanks for sharing with us

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