Tapioca Kootu Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is also known as Maravalli kizhangu is a quick stir fry that has the authentic flavor and it helps to gain weight.
Tapioca Kootu
Tapioca kootu is a best food for lactating moms. Amma makes this kootu for lunch daily during my first three months after pregnancy. I love this so much, that i can have it daily with no boring. Amma makes it little liquidy to go perfect with rice. You can make this thick and have it with meen kari. You can check out all my kootu recipes here and if you want to see more of tapioca recipes, check here..
Ingredients for Tapioca Kootu
- Tapioca / Maravalli Kilangu - 1 large (around 4 cups when chopped)
- Salt to taste
- Water to boil tapioca
For Grinding:
- Coconut - 1 cup grated
- Dry Red Chilli - 4
- Garlic - 4 cloves
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
For Seasoning:
- Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
How to Make Tapioca Kootu
- Take tapioca, peel it and cube it into small pieces. Wash them well.
- Add it to a pot and cover with water. salt it and bring it to boil.
- Simmer and cook for 15 mins till the tapioca is tender.
- Now grind the ingredients given for masala to a smooth paste and set aside.
- When the tapioca is cooked, Drain it and add it to the same pot.
- Add the masala and mix well. Taste to see for seasoning.
- Let it cook for few more mins. If you want you could add some more water.
- Now make seasoning, by heating oil and crackling mustard, urad dal and curry leaves.
- Once it is crackled, pour that over the kootu. Mix well and serve.
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Tapioca Kootu Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 large Tapioca / Maravalli Kilangu around 4 cups when chopped
- Salt to taste
- Water to boil tapioca
- For Grinding:
- 1 cup grated Coconut
- 4 Dry Red Chilli
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- For Seasoning:
- 1 tbsp Coconut Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- 1 tsp Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
- Take tapioca, peel it and cube it into small pieces. Wash them well.
- Add it to a pot and cover with water. salt it and bring it to boil.
- Simmer and cook for 15 mins till the tapioca is tender.
- Now grind the ingredients given for masala to a smooth paste and set aside.
- When the tapioca is cooked, Drain it and add it to the same pot.
- Add the masala and mix well. Taste to see for seasoning.
- Let it cook for few more mins. If you want you could add some more water.
- Now make seasoning, by heating oil and crackling mustard, urad dal and curry leaves.
- Once it is crackled, pour that over the kootu. Mix well and serve.
Tapioca Kootu Recipe Step by Step
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Anonymous
hi. Thanx for sharing your recipes. I wanted to ask you, if we can use potatoes in this recipe as well.
Thankx in advance.
Madhu
Hi aarathi. I am new fan of ur recipes. This dish looks yummy. U r pointing to coconut. Is it dry coconut or raw one?As i am a lacting mom too, i am awating forb ur rply to make this dish asap.
Aarthi
@Madhu The coconut which i used is fresh coconut
Aarthi
@Anonymous Yes u can use..
Lakshmi
Hi Aarthi,
Thanks for the recipe. I was searching for this recipe a long time, finally I got it.Thank you so much