Kappa Beef Ularthu / Tapioca Biryani

Kappa / Tapioca may be every Keralite's all time favourite, right? I love it with fish and Ulli chammanthi, but many here prefer it mixed with beef. Another thattu kada version is waiting for you, hope I can post it too soon, insha Allah.. :)



Kappa Biriyani Ingredients
Kappa 3/4 kg
beef 1/2 kg
onion 2
tomato 1
green chillies 2
curry leaves few
coriander leaves few chopped
garlic cloves 6
ginger 1 inch piece
pepper corns 1 tsp
turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
garam masala 1 tsp
chilli powder 1 tsp or more
coriander powder 1 tsp
coconut oil
small onions chopped 5
mustard seeds optional
salt



How to prepare
Cut kappa / tapioca into small pieces . Clean and boil tapioca with salt and enough water. Drain water.

Grind garlic and ginger to a paste. Wash and cook beef with chopped onion, tomato, garlic and ginger paste, crushed pepper corns, salt and all the powders.Reduce water to make a thick gravy. Heat oil, saute chopped shallots / chuvannulli, add curry leaves, slit green chillies and the thick beef curry. Add cooked tapioca and coriander leaves and mix well.Remove from fire and keep covered for a while.