Tapioca masala/Kappa ularthiyathu

Tapioca masala/Kappa ularthiyathu

Why should you include tapioca on your family table once in a week?

• Easy to digest and has a good amount of fiber helps to prevent constipation
• The high amount of carbohydrate helps to gain weight 
• Contains calcium and iron helps to prevent bone fracture
• Contains potassium and helps to control blood pressure
• Folic acid and Vitamin B in tapioca help to prevent birth defects and pregnant mothers and those who are planning to get pregnant should have this once in a week.
• Gluten free

Tapioca masala/Kappa ularthiyathu
Preparation time- 5 mins
Cooking time-   10 mins 
Total time- 10 mins

Ingredients :

1. Chopped tapioca- 500 gm
2. Finely chopped onion- 50 gm
3. Oil- 3 tsp
4. Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
5. Garlic and ginger crushed- 1 tsp each
6. Tumeric powder- 1 tsp
7. Chili powder- 2 ntsp.
8. Salt- as needed 
9. Dried chili- 1 no. 
10. Curry leaves- as needed 

Method:

Step 1: Wash chopped tapioca well. In a bowl, pour three glasses of water and add tapioca and allow it to boil on medium flame. After five minutes, check the status of tapioca. A cooked tapioca should be soft like cotton and have a feathery appearance. 

"It depends on the variety of tapioca. To select a good quality of tapioca, you have to keep some unique features in your mind. You can go for the tapioca, which is firm, fresh and the outside skin will be red in color and dry in nature."

Step 2: After that drain the water and keep it aside. Take a pan, pour oil, splutter mustard seeds, red chili, and curry leaves. Add onion, garlic, and ginger and sort it well. When it becomes golden brown color, add turmeric and chili powder and mix it well. Then, add tapioca and salt, and mix it well.

Let it cooked for a few minutes by open, in between stir it well.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity

Antenatal diet

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Add plenty of curry leaves, as it is a major source of Iron and increases hemoglobin level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Add plenty of curry leaves, as it is a major source of Iron and increases hemoglobin level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Add plenty of curry leaves, as it is a major source of Iron and increases hemoglobin level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level (It's a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (It's a precautionary measure)

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level (It's a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (It's a precautionary measure)