Paal Kappa ( Tapioca )/Kappa Vevichathu

Maria Kerala Dishes, Vegetarian June 19, 2006

paal kappa

  1. Tapioca - 1kg
  2. Salt & oil - to taste
  3. Cumin seeds - a pinch Small onion - 6-7 Garlic - 1 clove
  4. Scraped coconut - 1/2 cup Coconut milk - 1 cup Curry leaves

Boil tapioca with enough water & salt. Drain the water.Add coconut milk to the tapioca. Crush number 3 ingredients & add to tapioca.When the gravy becomes thick add scraped coconut & mix well. Garnish with fried small onion, curry leaves & red chilli.

Serve with meen vevichathu:

meen vevichathu

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Source:Vanitha Pachakam

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  1. Marias Menu » Meen Vevichathu (Fish Curry,Kottayam Style) @ 2008-08-09 21:29

    [...] Soak cocum in 3 tbsp water for 10 minutes.Mix the powders (chili,coriander & turmeric) together with coconut oil/water & make a paste. Heat oil in a meenchatti (earthen ware) or a pan & splutter mustard & fenugreek. Add crushed ginger garlic paste & stir for 3,4 minutes. Add small onion & curry leaves & saute till it becomes soft. Add the masala paste & fry till oil starts appearing. Add cocum along with the water & fish pieces. Combine well. Make sure that fish pieces do not get broken in the process, it will be safer to rotate the pan to ensure that fish & masala is mixed well. Add required amount of water & cook till the fish is done & gravy becomes thick, it will take around 20 -25 minutes on low flame. Serve with rice or kappa (tapioca) [...]

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