Kappayum Meenum......!!!

This is one of the famous Kerala food.... Mostly seen in southern part of Kerala.... Kappa that is Tapioca and Meen - Fish that can be any variety... I have used sardines here.... This can be used as a snack or even a meal.... Very easy to make and tasty to eat....!!! 

 Ingredients:

(Kappa Puzhuk)
Tapioca	2 medium
Green chilly	2
Turmeric Powder	½ tsp
Shallots	4
Garlic	4 cloves
Mustard seeds	1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds	1/2 tsp
Dried Red chilly	1
Curry Leaves
Salt
Coconut oil
Meen mulakittath (Fish curry)
Sardine	4
Onion	1
Green chilly	2
Ginger garlic paste	½ tbsp
Tomato	1
Tamarind Juice	¼ cup
Turmeric powder	½ tsp
Kashmiri chilly powder	1 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds	a pinch
Curry Leaves
Salt
Oil

Method:

Kappa Puzhuk 

1. Clean tapioca and chop into small pieces,

2. Pour enough water immersing the tapioca, add turmeric powder and salt and cook until soft. Drain off excess water.

3. Heat oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.

4. Add sliced shallots into it. When they turn light brown, add green chilies, red chilly, curry leaves and saute.

5. Now add the cooked tapioca into it and mix well.... Kappa puzhuk ready :)

Meen Mulakittath

1. Clean the sardines and keep aside.

2. Heat oil in a pan and splutter fenugreek seeds. 

3. Add onion, green chilly, ginger garlic paste and saute well.

4. Once the onion is done add sliced tomato and saute again.

5. Now add redchilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and mix well.

6. Add tamarind juice into this and 1/2 cup of water and boil for 5-10 mins in medium flame.

7. Add sardines to this and cook until the fish is done. Off the flame and curry leaves, Enjoy with the prepared kappa puzhuk :) :)