Yellow pumpkin     :  2cups cut into cubes    
Tur dal                   :  1/2 cup
Chilli powder          : 3/4 tsp
Turmeric powder    : a pinch
Salt  for taste
Jaggery                  :small piece(optional)

For grinding:


For seasoning:

Mustard seeds      : 1/2tsp
Red chillies           : 2 split into 2
Cocnut scrapings   : 1 tbsp
Oil                        : 1tbsp
Curry leaves          : 1 sprig

Method:

Cook tur dal in a pressure cooker. Add pumpkin pieces, salt, red chilli pdr, turmeric pdr  and 2 cups of water cook again till pumpkin becomes soft. Add jaggery ( a very small piece) and boil for 1 min. Now add the ground coconut to this and boil again for 3 mins.
Take a kadai add 1 tbsp of oil and heat it. Then add mustard seeds, when it splutters add red chillies, curry leaves and finally coconut scrapings. \when coconut scrapings become light brown pour this mixture to the curry. Delicious mathan erisseri is ready!!





Variations:  Instead of   pumpkin can use drumsticks or raw banana (nenthrakkaya) and follow the same method. You can use bitter gourd also, but you should cut it into small pieces and saute well till its colour changes and follow the same method.