Recipe: To Try At Home Kappa (Tapioca) Puzhukku

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Kappa (Tapioca) Puzhukku. 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.

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.

Kappa Puzhukku is unique and special with cooked tapioca pieces blended with a roughly ground coconut mixture.

You can have Kappa (Tapioca) Puzhukku using 7 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Kappa (Tapioca) Puzhukku

1. Prepare 2 of Tapioca -.

2. Prepare 1/2 cup of coconut Grated -.

3. You need 1 tsp of Cumin seed -.

4. It’s 2 to 3 of chillies red -.

5. It’s 1/2 tsp of mustard seed -.

6. You need 1/2 tsp of Turmeric -.

7. You need of Curry leaves - some.

Kappa or tapioca is rich in calories and carbs.

This is a very popular dish in Kerala and is regarded as common man's food.

Tapioca is sold Kappa Puzhukku - Seasoned Tapioca.

Tapioca though tasty, is a highly starchy food like potato and may lead to gastric problems.

Kappa (Tapioca) Puzhukku step by step

1. Wash the tapioca very well in water to remove the soil..

2. 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..

3. Once removed, wash well again in water. Cut into small cubes and make sure to remove the inner root, if any exists..

4. Add turmeric & salt to taste into the cooker. Add the cut cubes, and fill the water to cover the cubes..

5. Pressure cook for 4 - 5 whistles..

6. Once the pressure subsides, mash the tapioca. Dont overmash it. I like small cubes of tapioca. So i mash 2 - 3 times.

7. Add a little oil into a kadai, and explode mustard seeds, and curry leaves..

8. Add the mashed tapioca into the kadai..

9. Put grated coconut, red chillies, cumin seeds & a little water into a mixie & grind well..

10. Add the coconut mix into the kadai. Stir well..

11. Add water if necessary. I like it a little gooey gooey, so i add according to the gooeyness..

12. Serve with kanji/ eat it alone :).

So it's advised to add lot of garlic while preparing tapioca.

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.

Puzhukku, tapioca chips and puttu are some of the dishes that can be prepared with dry tapioca.