Mashed Tapioca/Kappa Puzhukku

My love for Kerala cuisine push me quite often to try their delicious dishes. Few day back i got some fresh tapiocas aka Maravallikizhangu from a chinese store. Instead of pressure cooking and having for snacks, i wanted to try this mashed tapioca as a well know dish from Kerala called kappa puzhukku.Since ever i learned this kappa puzhukku from my friend, i was planning to make them from a long,finally i tried them only few days back.

In Kerala,tapiocas can be served at anytime of the day as breakfast,lunch or dinner and also even as snacks, this mashed tapioca can be eaten by itself or with a combination of any side dish. Keralites have this puzhukku usually with fish curries, but i served this mashed tapioca with rice porridge, both tastes fabulous together and we truly enjoyed this combo.Sending to Kerala Kitchen guest hosted by Julie and Akila's Dish name starts with-M.

3cups Tapioca (peeled & diced)
1/2tsp Turmeric powder
1/2tsp Mustard seeds
Few curry leaves
1no Onion (chopped)
2tsp Coconut oil
Salt

To Grind:
1/2cup Grated coconut
3nos Garlic cloves
1tsp Cumin seeds
3nos Green chillies

Cook the diced tapiocas with enough salt and water until they gets well cooked,drain the water and mash it well.

Meanwhile grind all the ingredients given under the list "to grind " as fine paste.

Now take the grounded paste,turmeric powder in a vessel and cook in simmer for few minutes,finally add the mashed tapioca,mix everything well,check for salt and put off the stove.

Heat the coconut oil, let splutters the mustard seeds, add immediately the onions,curry leaves and cook until the onions turns transculent,add this to the cooking mashed tapioca.

Toss everything gently and serve wam with rice or porridge.