Plantain/Sweet Potato Curry (Erissery)
Ingredients
- 1 raw plantain
- 1 ½ cups sweet potato
- 1 tsp pepper powder*
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp grated coconut
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 2-4 curry leaves
- ½ tsp turmeric
- Salt to taste
Directions
- Remove the skin of the plantain and the sweet potato with a peeler.
- Dice the vegetables into 1” cubes and keep ready.
- Heat 2-3 cups of water in a pan.
- Once the water is hot, add the diced vegetables, turmeric, salt, pepper powder and cook.
- Both the vegetables will quick pretty fast in 4-6 minutes.
- In the meantime, blend the cumin seeds and the grated coconut with little water into a fine paste.
- After the vegetables are soft and cooked, add the coconut cumin paste and bring to a boil.
- After one boil, switch off the flame.
- In a small pan, heat the coconut oil and add the mustard seeds and allow them to crackle.
- Add the curry leaves and 1 tbsp of grated coconut and roast till golden brown and add to the curry.
- The curry pairs well with chapatis or rice.
*Adjust the amount of pepper according to spice level