Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, kappa (tapioca) puzhukku. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Kappa or kappa puzhukku is a staple food that originates from the Indian state Kerala. This authentic recipe consists of a starchy substance that's harvested from the cassava plant. In most of the world, this ingredient is known as tapioca. Tapioca is one of the most popular dish among Keralites especially in central Kerala.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have kappa (tapioca) puzhukku using 7 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Kappa (Tapioca) Puzhukku:
- Make ready 2 Tapioca -
- Get 1/2 cup coconut Grated -
- Make ready 1 tsp Cumin seed -
- Make ready 2 to 3 chillies red -
- Make ready 1/2 tsp mustard seed -
- Get 1/2 tsp Turmeric -
- Make ready Curry leaves - some
Mashed Tapioca - Cassava - Yuca Recipe instructions to cook. kappa Puzhukku/ Mashed Tapioca Kerala Style is an authentic Tapioca recipe. Tapioca/ cassava/ Yuca is a starchy substance harvested from the root of the cassava plant. It is widely consumed in Kerala, South India. There are many ways of tapioca/kappa (also known as maracheeni/kolli in some part of kerala) preparations in Kerala. kappa Puzhukku/ Mara Cheeni.
Steps to make Kappa (Tapioca) Puzhukku:
- Wash the tapioca very well in water to remove the soil.
- Cut the head and tail of the tapioca & cut into small logs. The length of the log could be the length of your index finger. You can see a fine outer skin in the vegetable. You will need to remove that.
- Once removed, wash well again in water. Cut into small cubes and make sure to remove the inner root, if any exists.
- Add turmeric & salt to taste into the cooker. Add the cut cubes, and fill the water to cover the cubes.
- Pressure cook for 4 - 5 whistles.
- Once the pressure subsides, mash the tapioca. Dont overmash it. I like small cubes of tapioca. So i mash 2 - 3 times
- Add a little oil into a kadai, and explode mustard seeds, and curry leaves.
- Add the mashed tapioca into the kadai.
- Put grated coconut, red chillies, cumin seeds & a little water into a mixie & grind well.
- Add the coconut mix into the kadai. Stir well.
- Add water if necessary. I like it a little gooey gooey, so i add according to the gooeyness.
- Serve with kanji/ eat it alone :)
It is widely consumed in Kerala, South India. There are many ways of tapioca/kappa (also known as maracheeni/kolli in some part of kerala) preparations in Kerala. kappa Puzhukku/ Mara Cheeni. Tapioca though tasty, is a highly starchy food like potato and may lead to gastric problems. So it's advised to add lot of garlic while preparing tapioca. How to make Kappa Puzhukku-Kappa Vevichathu Recipe
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