Delicious Nadan Tapioca (Kappa)
A traditional Kerala sweet snack made with care and a generous hand of ghee. The kind of thing grandmothers make for festivals and grandchildren make excuses to visit for.
Ingredientsfor 3 servings
- 500 g Tapioca — cut into small pieces, kappa
- 1/2 cup Coconut — grated
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 nos Onion — finely chopped
- 2 nos Garlic whole bulb
- Mustard seeds, to taste
- 2 nos Dry red chillies (Kollamulaku)
- 2 sprig Curry leaves
- Oil, to taste
- Water to cook kappa
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Put in cut kappa, 1 bunch of garlic, turmeric powder and required amount of water to cook kappa in a pressure cooker and wait till kappa is done.
Step 2
Pour oil into a pan and heat it.
Step 3
Allow to crackle the mustard seeds and cook red dry chillies and curry leaves.
Step 4
Put in 1 bunch of chopped garlic, onion and coconut into it and cook until coconut starts to becomes golden.
Step 5
When kappa is done, open the pressure cooker`s lid and put in salt and mash the kappa.
Step 6
Add the coconut mixture to it and Stir everything together thoroughly. Serve hot.
Tip
Jaggery burns easily. Melt it on low heat and always strain it to remove grit before adding it to the mixture.
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