Simple and Delicious !

Kappa /tapioca with fish and ulli chammanthi /shallots chutney is a delicious dish which I usually crave for... :) This fish preparation is not a curry , it is the "mathi thappuvechathu" dish which we do prepare using the old baking method! (See the recipe and baking method here)
During a specific season, we get fresh big sardines (mathi / chaala) which contains lots of fat ( meen neyyu) in it and with the lesser number of bones too. That kind of sardines are good for preparing this. Sardines soak in the thick masala of freshly ground ginger, garlic, shallots, pepper, gooseberry (or tamarind) etc and slowly reduce water on a medium heat.You can try this with ayala/mackerel also.



For preparing Kappa / tapioca,
Cut and peel the roots. Wash and boil in water enough to soak it. Add salt when it is boiled. Cook and drain when it is done.



I have posted a Ulli chammanthi recipe before, with dry red chillies. This one is with green chillies, which is best with kappa.

Ulli chammanthi
Small onions 7
Tamarind 1 gooseberry size
Green chillies 4 (according to taste)
Salt
Coconut oil

Peel small onions, wash them.. Grind all the ingredients together and add coconut oil in the end.

See other Kappa / Tapioca preparations here.

Green mango chammanthi
raw mango 1
small onions 8
ginger 1" piece
green chillies 6
curry leaves 1 sprig
garlic clove 1 optional
salt
coconut oil



Peel and cut mango. Peel ginger and small onions.Wash and grind all the ingredients together. Add little coconut oil over this. Mix.



Red mango chammanthi
Use red chillies or red chilly powder instead of green chillies. Roast whole dry chillies in little coconut oil for this.
You can take this with dosa, idli and rice.

See mango chutney / മാങ്ങാ ചമ്മന്തി with coconut.

Guess why I didn't write the malayalam name for mango. :)

Brinjal / Egg plant / Vazhuthananga / Kathirikkai

Ingredients and method
Brinjals 3 medium size
small onions 4
garlic cloves 2 small size
ginger 1/2 inch
green chilly 2 or 3
coconut oil
curry leaves few
tamarind 1 small gooseberry size or as desired
salt

Cut brinjals into small pieces. Heat coconut oil, saute small onions and garlic cloves until small onions are transparent(don't think about garlic). Take them out and keep aside. Saute the brinjal pieces till they are cooked. Crush green chillies, small onions and fried brinjals. Grind garlic and ginger with curry leaves and tamarind. Mix them with the above crushed preparation. Add salt. Mix well and pour little fresh coconut oil over it.

Ingredients and Method
small onions 8
tomato 1 small
ginger 2 inch piece
green chillies 4 chop into round pieces
garlic 7 (small size) cloves
turmeric powder 1/2 tea spoon
chilli powder 2 tea spoons or as desired
fenugreek seeds 1/4 teaspoon
mustard seeds 1/2 tea spoon
curry leaves few
coriander powder 1 tea spoon
tamarind pulp 1/2 cup thick or as desired
water 3/4 cup
coconut oil
jaggery 1/2 inch piece
salt

Grind ginger and garlic into paste.(You can chop them too as small pieces )Cut small onions into two. Heat oil, splutter mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds.Saute garlic and ginger paste for few seconds or more till the raw smell goes. Then add curry leaves, chopped tomatoes, small onions,all the powder and salt. Saute for a while. Add tamarind pulp and water and bring to boil. Reduce water after adding jaggery piece. If you want too thick inji curry, roast some parboiled rice , powder it and add to the gravy.You can keep this fridge for many days. The inji curry preparation can keep out side too for about four more days. If you don't like more sour things, reduce the amount of tamarind.

Ingredients

Ingredients and method

Grated coconut 1 cup
Small onions 5
garlic clove 1
ginger 1/2 inch piece
mint / pudina leaves 6
green chillies 2
curryleaves few
juice of 1 lemon
salt

Grind together all the ingredients except lemon juice.Add lemon juice with the ground chutney and mix well.