Kappa Biriyani

Kappa Biriyani/Tapioca with meat
      
Usually the meat used in kappa biriyani is beef.Here i used chicken for a different taste and especially for my husband who is allergic to beef.We can also try it with mutton or pork.


Ingradiends:


Kappa//Yuca/Cassava/Tapioca  -2lb
Chicken                                     -1.5lb
Garlic                                        -8cloves chopped
Ginger                                       -1inch chopped
Onion                                        -1 chopped
Tomato                                     -1 sliced
Green chilly                               -5
Turmeric powder                      -1/2 tsp
Coriander powder                    -1 1/2tsp (one and half)
Kashmiri chilly powder            -3tsp
Masala Powder                        -1 1/2 tsp (one and half)
Grated coconut (fried)              -3/4 cup
Cumin powder                         -1/4 tsp
salt to taste

Cooking Method:


For chicken:
Add oil in a Pan and add onion,green chilli,ginger-garlic pasteand saute untill the onion becomr light brown
Add tomato and saute for 5 minutes.
Add chilly powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and masala powder
Add chicken, salt and mix well.Cover the pan and cook with out addding water.
By the time chicken is cooking we can prepare Tapioca

For tapioca:
Cut the tapioca into one inch pieces and put in a large vessel add excess water and bring to boil .
When the tapioca is cooked well ,drain the water,add salt to taste and keep it aside.
Paste the fried coconut with cumin powder and add it with  cooked tapioca .
Add the chicken curry into cooked tapioca and smash well.
Heat some oil in frying pan and splutter the mustard seed and add shallot,curry leaves,fried red chilly till it become brown,and spread over the smashed tapioca
Serve hot and enjoy the tapioca that you made...