Kappa Thoran /Boiled tapioca stir fry

Ingredients
Tapioca/Yucca/Kappa - 500 gm , skin removed and cut into drum shaped pieces

Onion- 1 sliced
Green chillies - 2-3 cut lengthwise
Garlic - 1 clove(optional)
Grated coconut - 1 handful (optional)
Chicken masala - 1- 2tsp
Mustard 
Coconut oil 
Curry leaves
Red chillies
Method 
1.Boil tapioca pieces in enough water with salt .Drain excess water when tapioca is cooked. Take care not to get tapioca mashed by over cooking
2. Cut the cooked tapioca pieces into bite size cubes (1-2 inches size)
3.Heat oil in a pan/cheena chatti .Splutter mustard seeds
4.Add red chillies, curry leaves ,garlic , green chillies and saute.Now add sliced onions .and saute well till they turn brown.
6.Add the  chicken masala powder and tapioca pieces and mix everything well .
7.If you are adding coconut , add it now and mix .Grinding not needed
Note :Though it is called 'Thoran'/stir fry , you can have it as a snack or a main dish. It tastes very good with tapioca we get in Kerala .The tapioca we get in US has bitter taste some times.

Kappayum Meenum Mulaku Pottichathum

Kappa Puzhukku / Mashed tapioca 
Tapioca - 500 gms / 2 tubers 
Grated coconut -1 cup
Green chillies- 4-5 
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Garlic - 1/2 cloves 
Shallots - 3 
Cumin- 1/2 tsp 
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as required
Coconut Oil
Method
1. Peel and clean tapioca tubers , Make them into medium sized cubes 
2. Boil water in a pot and add tapioca. After 5-8 minutes when the water becomes starchy, drain the water and add fresh water .(Repeat this if your tapioca is very starchy) . 
3. Add turmeric powder and salt to this and cook the tapioca till it is ready to mash . Drain if there is excess water
4. Meanwhile crush the grated coconut, green chillies , shallots,few curry leaves , cumin and garlic together 
5. Add the coconut mixture to the cooked tapioca and mix well .
6. Finally add 1 tbsp coconut oil and mix 

Serve with mulaku pottichathu or the famous Kerala fish curry  !!!
Kerala fish curry
Ingredients
Fish -1kg washed cut and cleaned 
Kashmiri Chilly Powder/Piriyan mulaku podi- 2 tbsp
Red chilly powder- 1/2 tbsp or 2 green chillies
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder- 1tbsp
Cumin Powder- a pinch
Shallots- 1/2 cup chopped
Ginger-1 tbsp,crushed
Garlic- 1tbsp crushed
Fenugreek -1/2 tsp
Kudampuli/Kokum/Garcinia- 3-4 numbers, washed and soaked in water
Mustard
Cooking Oil (coconut oil preferred)
Curry leaves

Directions

1. Make a paste with all the powders in a blender using enough water

2. Heat oil in a chatti/vessel and splutter mustard seeds, Add fenugreek ,when they turn brown add chopped shallots,ginger garlic,and green chillies(if using).Saute until the shallots turn brown

3. Reduce the heat and add the paste and stir until oil separates.

4. Add 2 cups water(more if required)soaked kudampuli and salt and allow it to boil.When boiling ,slide the fish pieces into the chatti /vessel.Throw in some curry leaves.

5.Close with a lid and allow it to cook (around 15-20 minutes)with occasional swirling of the chatti

6. When the fish is cooked,remove the lid and keep until gravy thickens or until the desired thickness is obatined.

7. Switch off the stove.Crush some curry leaves with hands and pour 1-2 tbsp of coconut oil along with the crushed curry leaves.Close and allow to cool.Check salt and adjust.

Note : Keeping the curry for atleast 6-8 hours undisturbed before serving will increase the taste.

Mulaku pottichathu /Onion -red chilly chutney
Shallots -10 ,chopped
Red chillies - 6-8
Curry leaves 
Tamarind - a pinch 
Oil - 1-2 tbsp
Method
1. Heat oil in a pan, Saute red chillies and remove it from oil 
2. Now to the same oil add the shallots and curry leaves 
Saute till it is soft and brown in color.Remove from oil
3. When it is cool, grind /pulse in a mixer along with salt and tamarind
4. Add oil (coconut oil adds taste) to the  mix and serve with Kappa 

This is good for Idli and Dosa also