Tapioca Biriyani/ Kappa Biriyani

A different biriyani with tapioca and chicken. Can either have it as a main dish or snack item. We love it as our Sunday evening snack,though a bit heavy.





Ingredients:

Tapioca- 3/4 kg
Chicken- 1/2 kg, boneless and cut into small pieces
Onion-1,thinly sliced
Grated Coconut- 1 cup
Garlic- 4 pods,sliced
Mustard- 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilly powder- 2 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander powder-1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder- A pinch
Fennel powder- 1/2 teaspoon
Salt- 1-2 teaspoon,as required
Curry leaves- 10nos
Oil-2 tablespoon
Water- to boil tapioca
Method:

Marinate the chicken pieces with 1 teaspoon red chilly powder,coriander powder and 1 teaspoon salt,keep aside
Boil the tapioca with a little salt and pinch of turmeric,drain and keep aside
Heat oil in a pan, keeping aside 1 teaspoon oil and fry the marinated chicken pieces,remove from fire.
Meanwhile crush with hands, onions,garlic,grated coconut ,red chilly powder,fennel powder,salt.
Add the cooked tapioca to the pan with chicken pieces along with the crushed onion spice mix.
Mix thoroughly so that masala is spread all over the tapioca.
Heat 1 teaspoon oil in another pan and season mustard seeds and curry leaves,pour them to the tapioca.
Heat covered in low flame for 5 mins
Remove from fire,move onto serving dish.
Serve the tapioca chicken biriyani hot! Serve with pickle if required, I guess there wont be a need for pickles for this mouthwatering dish!. Give a try.