Ingredients
- Yuca Root/Kappa/Tapioca / Casava - Around 3/4 kg or 1 frozen packet of sliced tapioca
- Grated Coconut - 1.5 cup
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Green chillies - 4
- Garlic - 3 small cloves
- Cumin seeds/Jeerakam - 1/4 - 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves - 2 - 3 sprigs
- Coconut oil - 1tbsp
- Salt - To taste
Method
1. Coarsely grind or crush the grated coconut along with turmeric powder, 4 green chillies, garlic, 3-4 curry leaves and cumin seeds in a mixer.
2. Clean and chop the tapioca to small pieces. In a deep vessel boil the tapioca pieces with salt. When they are done, drain the water and return it to the original vessel.
3. Add salt and curry leaves to the drained tapioca and mash it adding the ground coconut mixture. Add a tbsp of coconut oil. Mix well. Check for salt. Serve hot with fish curry, beef curry or chammanthi.
Tips
You can season it with mustard seeds (1/4 tsp), dry red chillies (1-2) and a few curry leaves.
