Description
This traditional Kerala food made with tapioca, coconut and spices is finger licking good!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 kg Tapioca
- Water, to boil twice
- Salt, to taste
- 1 medium Coconut, grated
- 2 Green chillies, chopped
- 2 Garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 3 Sprigs Curry leaves
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
Tempering:
- 2 tbsp Coconut oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 2 sprigs of Curry leaves
- 2 tbsp raw Red rice
Instructions
- Clean and cube tapioca.
- Boil tapioca in a pot of water and strain.
- Fill the pot with hot water again and bring to a boil.
- Season well and let the tapioca cook.
- In the meanwhile, coarsely grind grated coconut, green chillies, garlic cloves, cumin seeds, curry leaves and turmeric powder.
- Make a well in the centre of the cooked tapioca and add this mixture to it.
- Mix well until it is cooked, well-combined and mashed.
- Prepare a tempering in coconut oil by adding mustard seeds, curry leaves and about a tablespoon of raw red rice.
- Saute until the rice turn white.
- Add it to the mashed tapioca and mix well. Serve hot with the exotic Kerala Style Red Fish Curry.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main course
- Cuisine: Kerala