Tapioca is widely consumed in the state of Kerala. It is either boiled or cooked with spices. Tapioca with fish curry (especially Sardine) is a delicacy Kerala is known for. Thinly sliced tapioca wafers, similar to potato chips, are popular too. Cassava, often referred to as tapioca in English, is called Kappa (കപ്പ) Kizhangu or Poola (in northern Kerala) or Maracheeni Kizhangu or Cheeni or Kolli in Malayalam. Tapioca is used to make a granular product (Tapioca Pearls) called chowwary in Malayalam. Chowwary is used to make a light porridge by adding milk or buttermilk, recommended for patients recovering from illness.It was regareded as a staple food of common man in Kerala.But now people from all the secions(upperclass Hindus,Christinas) using steamed cassava .
Tapioca – 500 gm
(chop into small pieces)
Grated coconut – ½ cup
Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
Green chillies – 2 nos
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Garlic pods – 3 nos
Curry leaves – A few
Salt – As reqd
Cook tapioca pieces along with salt in a pressure cooker, till it is done.Drain off the excess water.Grind together grated coconut, cumin seeds, garlic, curry leaves and turmeric powder along with a little water into a coarse form.Heat up a pan or a kadai.Add cooked tapioca pieces and the coconut mixture and allow it to cook.Stir well, till all the water gets evaporated and it becomes dry.
Tapioca – 500 gm
(chop into small pieces)
Grated coconut – ½ cup
Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
Green chillies – 2 nos
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Garlic pods – 3 nos
Curry leaves – A few
Salt – As reqd
Cook tapioca pieces along with salt in a pressure cooker, till it is done.Drain off the excess water.Grind together grated coconut, cumin seeds, garlic, curry leaves and turmeric powder along with a little water into a coarse form.Heat up a pan or a kadai.Add cooked tapioca pieces and the coconut mixture and allow it to cook.Stir well, till all the water gets evaporated and it becomes dry.
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