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Kappa puzhukku, a Kerala dish made with cassava, coconut milk, and curry leaves.

Kappa puzhukku, Kerala cassava simmered in coconut milk with curry leaves

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A popular dish from Kerala: peeled and diced cassava, cooked gently in salted water until tender, possibly mixed with coconut milk and flavored with curry…

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Recipe from Plutus, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Kappa (cassava) is a staple food in Kerala. When prepared as “puzhukku,” it is cooked until almost dry, resulting in a coarse, mashed consistency, and is typically eaten with a fish or chili-based curry.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$3.14 $0.79 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.91
  • $0.03
  • $0.72
  • $0.43
  • $0.05

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the cassava, remove the skin and fibrous core, and cut it into small pieces. Then, wash it. ≈ 8 min
  2. Place it in a saucepan with water and cook over medium heat.
  3. Cook until tender, stirring gently.
  4. Salt to your liking. ≈ 2 min
  5. If you wish, add the coconut milk (and the chili pepper) and let it simmer for a few minutes. ≈ 3 min
  6. Add the curry leaves, mix well, and remove from the heat. ≈ 4 min
  7. Serve hot with a fish curry or a chili pepper sauce. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Kappa puzhukku, Kerala cassava simmered in coconut milk with curry leaves

  • 500 g of cassava (also known as kappa)$1.91
  • salt$0.03
  • ½ cup of coconut milk (optional)$0.72
  • A few curry leaves$0.43
  • ½ teaspoon of chili powder (optional)$0.05

Total$3.14

that's $0.79 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of cassava (also known as kappa)
  • water
  • salt
  • ½ cup of coconut milk (optional)
  • A few curry leaves
  • ½ teaspoon of chili powder (optional)

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