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    Kerala Kappa Masala Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi


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    Kerala Masala Kappa Recipe or Kappa Masala with step by step pictures. Tapioca cooked and tossed in a chilli garlic paste which is super delicious and can be served with rice and fish curry.

    Kerala Kappa Masala Recipe

    I love tapioca, I love the flavour and the richness of it. We often just season the tapioca with spices and have it with a chilli chutney. I also add it to samosas and have it. But this one makes it even more tasty and takes it to the next level. The crushed garlic and chillies add a new dimension to this. So try it and let me know how it turns out.

    Ingredients for Masala Kappa

    Tapioca / Kappa / Marchini Kilangu - 1 large peeled and cubed (around 5 cups)
    Salt to taste
    Coconut Oil - 3 tblspn
    Mustard Seeds / Kaduku -  1 tblspn
    Urad dal / Ulundu - 1 tblspn
    Curry leaves a handful
    Dry Red Chilli - 6 to 8
    Garlic - 5 cloves
    Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 2 tsp

    How to Make Masala kappa

    1. Take peeled and cubed tapioca in a sauce pan. Add in salt and cook it for 15 mins. Drain it and set aside.
    2. Crush red chillies and garlic in a mortar and pestle and set aside.
    3. Heat oil in a kadai. Add in mustard, urad dal and fry for a min.
    4. Now add in curry leaves, crushed garlic and red chillies and mix well.
    5. Add in turmeric powder and mix well.
    6. Add in cooked tapioca and toss well with the masala.
    7. Serve.

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    Kerala Kappa Masala Recipe | Masala Kappa Recipe | Tapioca Masala Recipe

    Kerala Masala Kappa Recipe or Kappa Masala with step by step pictures. Tapioca cooked and tossed in a chilli garlic paste which is super delicious and can be served with rice and fish curry.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 130kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 large Tapioca large peeled and cubed
    • Salt to taste
    • 3 tbsp Coconut Oil
    • 1 tbsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
    • 1 tbsp Urad dal / Ulundu
    • Curry leaves a handful
    • 8 Dry Red Chilli
    • 5 cloves Garlic
    • 2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi

    Instructions

    • Take peeled and cubed tapioca in a sauce pan. Add in salt and cook it for 15 mins. Drain it and set aside.
    • Crush red chillies and garlic in a mortar and pestle and set aside.
    • Heat oil in a kadai. Add in mustard, urad dal and fry for a min.
    • Now add in curry leaves, crushed garlic and red chillies and mix well.
    • Add in turmeric powder and mix well.
    • Add in cooked tapioca and toss well with the masala.
    • Serve.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 305mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 857IU | Vitamin C: 131mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Kerala Kappa masala Recipe Step by Step

    Take all your ingredients

     

    This Tapioca is cooked

     

    Take chillies and garlic in a mortar and pestle

     

    Crush them

     

    Till they are coarsely crushed

     

    Heat coconut oil

     

    Add in urad dal

     

    Curry leaves

     

    Crushed masala

     

    Saute for a min

     

    Add some turmeric

     

    And your cooked tapioca

     

    Mix well

     

    Serve

     

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    1. Suresh Urs

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      Hey,
      It is nice recipe and of the the dish you have explained is too nice and of different style that too by photographs about frying till the dish is prepared and ready to serve. Nice way of the dish sorry recipe is presented. Thanks for sharing the great recipe. Here i also wanted to share have you ever searched food according to your mood, cuisine etc.., If not Clickfnm.

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    2. Ansh| Spiceroots

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      I love the pestle..Lovely dish . thanks for sharing.

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    3. Núria

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      Que delicia, mira que antes no me gustaban ni las especias ni el coco y ahora me encantan estos sabores...besos

      Reply
    4. Veena Theagarajan

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      looks wonderful.. So perfectly done

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    5. Priya Suresh

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      Inviting food,wish i live near you.

      Reply
    6. Apu

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      So yummy!!

      Reply
    7. Anonymous

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      lovely recipe.. can you give recipe for meen curry (malabar style) to go with this kappa masala
      thanks

      Reply
    8. Anonymous

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      hi aarthi,

      lovely recipe..
      can you post recipe of malabar meen curry along with kappa masala.

      thanks

      Reply
    9. Aarthi

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      @Anonymous I will soon post that..

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    10. Anonymous

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      Aarthi..just a suggestion.v wud add crushed small onions too along with the garlic , chillies n curry leaves..it really adds go the taste

      Reply
    11. Anonymous

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      Hi arthi I love your blog.can you pls show us how to cook banana flower.

      Reply
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