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Kappa (Tapioca) Puzhungiyathu is Kerala's popular and traditional dish!! Boiled tapioca is available in star hotels ...down to the "thattukadas" to "kallu shaps"!! "Kappa and meen curry" is as common as "kappa and mulaku chadachathu" If you ask which is my favorite, I am always in a dilemma!! Kappa is my weakness!! I bet its yours too!!
I have had queries regarding how to peel kappa quickly and easily, so here in this post; I am sharing how I peel kappa! I hope the novice cook who drops in will benefit with this!! I love making varieties with tapioca aka kappa; like kappa bonda, kappa cultelts, kappa puttu, etc!! Oh!! yes!! I will definitely upload the recipes soon, I am posting this first since I thought; it is best to take you…
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