Spicy Tapioca

Ingredients:-

· Tapioca – 1 Kg

·  Shallots – 5-7

·  Garlic – 2-3

·  Turmeric Powder – A Pinch

·  Chili powder – As needed

·  Salt – As needed

To Temper:-

·  Mustard – 1 Tbsp

·  Curry Leaves - 3

Method:-

·  Heat a Kadai and add the “To Temper” items.

·  After that throw in the Chopped Shallots and Crushes Garlic to it.

·  Fry till the raw smell goes off.

·  Add the cooked tapioca to it. (Refer Here on how to cook Tapioca)

·   Add the powders to it and allow it to fry in low flame for 5-7 Mts.

·   At last add the curry leaves to it.

·  Delicious Spicy Kappa Thoran is Ready!!!

How to cook Tapioca/Kappa/Maracheeni?

Tapioca is always a fav of ours...I am sure most of the mallu's like this...so iany dish made of this is a kind of easy and tasty snack/dinner for us... But I know, the cleaning process has always been a problem for me!! Here is how we go!! :-

Ingredients:-

• Tapioca-1 Kg (cut to medium sized pieces, roughly)
• Turmeric-1/4 tsp
• Water to boil
• Salt to taste

 Method Of Preparation:

• Cut the tapioca and wash with turmeric powder.
• In a pressure cooker/vessel add the tapioca, turmeric and the water (water should stay above tapioca).
• Cook on high flame till tapioca becomes tender.
• Drain the water in the tapioca (it’s not good to use)
• Fill in the vessel with water again and allow the Tapioca to boil for 1 Mts.
• Cooked Tapioca is ready!!

Notes:-

·         The cooking time depends on type of tapioca too...

·         Turmeric gives it a yellow color...if you don’t want it while washing tapioca, add turmeric and soak tapioca for 10 min. then wash it again with clear water and cook it without turmeric.