Video guide for Kappa Puzhungiyathu with Kanthari Mulaku chammanthi or steamed tapioca with spicy chilli dip
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves: 3
Ingredients
1 kg raw tapioca
Salt for taste
Water for boiling
For Kanthari mulaku chammanthi (dip)
18-20 Kanthari chillies or Bird's Eye chillies
15-20 shallots
1 lemon-sized ball of tamarind (Pizhu Puli/Valan Puli)
3 tbsp of coconut oil
Salt for taste
Method
Step: 1
Take the tapioca and rinse it well with water.
Step: 2
Cut the tapioca into long cylindrical pieces 3 inches in size. Peel off the skin with a knife and rinse a few more times to remove all the earth.
Step: 3
Cut the cylindrical pieces into two halves and transfer it into a pan. Fill the pan with water until all the tapioca pieces are immersed.
Step: 4
Cover and cook. Once the water boils, remove and drain the water. Again, add the same amount of water and continue cooking with the lid covered. You can also steam it.
Step: 5
Continue boiling over a medium flame. In between, use a fork to check if the tapioca pieces are getting cooked. If the fork easily passes through the tapioca, that means it's cooked well.
Step: 6
Finally, before draining the water add one and a half teaspoons of salt and allow to boil for a minute. After that, drain the water.
Kappa Puzhungiyathu is ready to serve hot with Kanthari Mulaku chammanthi as breakfast or as an evening snack.
Kanthari Mulaku chammanthi (Bird’s Eye chilli dip)
Step: 1
Take Kanthari (Bird’s eye chilli) and rinse nicely. Then, take shallots and remove the outer skin and then rinse, and dry.
Step: 2
Pound the chilli in a mortar and pestle. Then, add shallots and pound coarsely.
Step: 3
Add salt and tamarind and mix well with the pestle. Finally, combine with 2 to 3 tablespoons of coconut oil and two tablespoon of water.
Serve Kanthari chammanthi with steamed tapioca.
Recipe courtesy: Sobha Varghese is a homemaker based in Mumbai, India. Sobha runs a popular YouTube blog called ‘Sobha's Kitchenette’ that focuses on authentic and traditional Kerala recipes.
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