tapioca biriyani/kappa biriyani
Spicy and authentic kappayum irachiyum known as kappa biriyani.
Cooking Time
30min
Prep Time
45 min
Serves
5
Categories
Dinner
Lunch
Main Dish
Cooking tools used
Pressure Cooker
Slow Cooker
clay cooking pot
Cuisines
Indian - Kerala
Indian - Malabar cuisine
Indian - South Indian
Kerala Muslim/Mappila cuisine
Ingredients
Main Section
Tapioca
1000
gms
Peeled,washed,drained and cut in small cubes.
chicken
500
gms
You can replace chicken with beef also.
ginger garlic paste
2
tsp
red chilli powder
3
tbsp
black crushed pepper
2
tsp
Turmeric powder
2
tsp
salt
4-5
tsp
Salt is added according to your taste
onions
3
unit/count
tomatoes
2
unit/count
ginger
1/2
handful
Ginger must be crushed well
Garlic flakes
1/2
handful
Garlic must be crushed well
green chillies
4-5
unit/count
Green chillies must be crushed well
lemon
1
unit/count
You can use vinegar instead of lemon.if you use vinegar take 1 tspn.
Vegetable oil
3
tbsp
coriander leaves
1
handful
mustard seeds
1
tsp
Dried red chilli
2
unit/count
curd
2
tbsp
ginger garlic paste
1
tsp
Step 1
1.cook the tapioca which is cut in small-medium cubes in hot water.put some salt and turmeric according to the taste.cook it until it is mashy.
PS: if you are cooking in a pressure cooker,cook the tapioca for 8-10 whistles.
Step 2
Now marinate the chicken for 20 minutes adding chilli powder,turmeric powder,salt,ginger garlic paste,curd and pepper powder.then fry it in sunflower oil and keep it aside.
Step 3
now take a round bottom pan and add 2 tbspn of vegetable oil when it is hot.
Step 4
add chopped onion,tomoto,crushed ginger,garlic,green chillies and Corrionder leaves into it.
Step 5
Add salt into it.don’t add too much.
Step 6
add turmeric powder,chilli powder and pepper powder.give it a good mix and cook it until the onions are transparent.
Step 7
next is the mixing process.here we combine the cooked and mashed tapioca with the fried chicken and well sauted onion masala.
You can mash the tapioca very well with a spoon or a fork.
Step 8
cook the tapioca-chicken-onion mix for about 5 more minutes and give it a good mix(cover it and cook on medium flame).
Step 9
Now take a pan and add 1 tspn of vegetable oil into it.when the oil hot add 1 tspn of mustard seeds.this process is called seasoning.add this into the tapioca chicken mix!mix it well!!add a teaspoon of lemon juice over it and Enjoy!!
Yummy kappa biriyani is ready to serve!!
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