Mashed tapioca – Kappa puzhukku recipe- Kerala style preparation
2013-06-17- Cuisine: Kerala
- Course: Breakfast, Kerala Snacks, Side Dish
- Skill Level: Beginner
- Yield : 1 kg
- Servings : 5 nos
- Prep Time : 10m
- Cook Time : 15m
- Ready In : 25m
Tapioca is one of the most popular dish among Keralites especially in central Kerala. Tapioca though tasty, is a highly starchy food like potato and may lead to gastric problems. So it is advised to add lot of garlic while preparing tapioca.
Here, I am sharing Kappa Puzhukku recipe with you. This delicious dish is widely consumed in Kerala usually as a breakfast or as a tea time snack or as a side dish. Kappa Puzhukku goes well with meen curry.
Try this recipe!
Ingredients
- Tapioca – 1 kg
- Shallots (kunjulli) – 5
- Green chillies – 5
- Garlic cloves – 5
- Curry leaves – 2 strings
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
- Cumin (jeerakam) seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Coconut oil – 1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Water – as needed
- Grated coconut - 2 cups
Method
Step 1
Peel the thick brown and thin pink skin from the root and cut it into small bite sized pieces. Wash it well.
Step 2
Boil the tapioca pieces along with salt and a pinch of turmeric powder and cook for 10 minutes. Drain the water and keep it aside.
Step 3
Grind together grated coconut, green chillies, turmeric powder, cumin seeds, garlic and shallots coarsely. Mash the cooked tapioca and add the ground mix and cook for some time.
Step 4
Heat coconut oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds and fry curry leaves. Add this to the tapioca mixture.
Step 5
The tasty kappa puzhukku is ready to be served. Serve hot with fish curry.
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