Sunday, September 30, 2007

2 dozen posts in a month!!..yuppiee..presenting, The Mighty "Kappa" had a great fall....

The Kappa Remake (Tapioca or Cassava Root) , or rather..the greatest injustice to the royal kappa..from its mighty place from a main dish, to a noble side server!!
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Its really surprising, how physical distances of just a couple of kilometers even within the same region, brings about such drastic variations to taste and modes of preparation of food.
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My husband hails from the district of Kottayam, which is more agricultural in nature. Almost every home in this region will have "Kappa's" in their backyard, and hence is an inevitable part of the main diet, usually as the main dish, along with Fish-curry.
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Bharathy, of Spicy Chillie, who also hails from Kottayam has a very detailed description of the making of the fish -curry here. Thanks Bharathy, it saved me a lot of effort in tying it all out!!

Myself, on the other hand, is from Kochi, the bussiieee-urban city bout 80 kms from Kottayam, where our homes just get the barest luxury to have "sample cultivations", ie, just one item each of plants..if ever one is interested in gardening or cultivating own crops, this is!!!
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So, kappa's are all purchased from the markets, as far as "Kochi-nivasi's" are concerned, this item just stays as smaller servings, along with "Puttu" for breakfasts. (or atlest, thats how my mom used to prepare it).
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I had purchased a pack of frozen Kappa and prepared it as a "Special -homeward bound-treat" for Santho, last weekend, which was consumed with the greatest of pleasure!
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The same menu was served twice, but got not a sign of rejection..but again, few pieces of the boiled kappa was left behind, which looked too unworthy (as of my thoughts!!) to be served as a main server, and hence..readily settled down for a remake , by chopping it into pieces, and the rest is what you call....the "demobilization" of the "crown prince"!!!
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Pop mustard seeds in oil, saut together chopped onions, ginger, garlic, curry leaves...add in the powders (chillie and turmeric) , the chopped kappa's, salt to taste in little water, brought to boil till it attains a thick consistency.
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There was a can of green peas in my freezer, which I had opened the previous day, so what was left went straight in too, and the can to the bin, of course!
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This was served with Chappathi for dinner...very well knowing what would be the exact comments to come out from my husband.
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I know most bloggers, who say about the appreciation they get for their dishes, but here I am who is the least ashamed to boast about the "distressed look" that my hubby had on his face, to see their royal "Kappa" in this state, all chopped to pieces!!!
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.He had no other choice, but to have it. "Gosh, how can you ever do this "..was what was in his mind. But for me, it was just a warm treat, a taste going back to my mom's kitchen...and once again, taking me back to my...principle "Of girls to learn cooking not from our mothers, but from our mother-in-laws!!!" This is a proof to it"..Hummm, will it be injustice to say so???..or rather I will put in this way.."Girls better learn cooking from that person, whose food your husnabd likes the best! (that's better , isnt it?)
...atleast, I like the way my mom cooks, so had a great dinner!
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This is also my entry to Nandita's Leftover Remake Event.Hope she accepts it, as I am one day late for submission.
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15 comments:

  1. I L-O-V-E cassava. While we get it here in Barbados, it is not as nice as the ones I'm accustomed to in Guyana.

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  2. i lovveee kappa...im a veggie..so i prefer it with "green chilli n raw onion chammanthi"....

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  3. Fresh ones definitely taste much better than frozen ones, Cynthia

    Great Mocha, so that you dont have to go around roming around the whole place lookinf for it!

    Hi Superchef, yes..that is also a highly preferred version for hubby

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  4. thts quite an achievement! and you have made me totally homesick now! i am craving kappa and we don't get it in hyderabad.

    also about the pics, i think the resolution goes down cuz of the collage you make. Original pics should come out big like in mine.

    But its good :) dont worry!

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  5. It's quite refreshing reading through your notes :) I like that spark of humour and sarcasm :)btw, that kaapa and meen curry is mouthwatering to any malayalee :)

    Shn

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  6. :) Like your style of writing. THe wit and sarcasm does have me in splits!

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  7. yes Shn, kappa and meen is always mouth watering to any mallu, but the curry version, might be just to me, as its my mom's baby!

    thanks jyothsna, for dropping by!

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  8. I Love Kappa. And Kappa with meen super delicious. Last time i hadit was when i was in Kerala. Seeing your post i am really drooling.
    My mom also used to boil kappa and then we eat it with ulli chamanthy i can't type anymore i am just DROOLING ...........

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  9. Meena curry !!!!!!!!!! mouth watering. Beautiful presentation in all your posts.

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  10. love love love kappa. anyone who grumbles, 'why did you chop the kappa?' in my home will have to retrieve it from a secret part of his anatomy.

    sorry, you eat what i put in front of you, or cook it yourself.

    it just botehrs me when it is assumed that women have to learn to cook to please their husbands. what's wrong with the men's hands? are they broken? if my hubby likes his mommy's cooking, he can learn to make it from her. **/end rant.

    love your blog :D

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  11. sorry, i read that rant again and i sound like a banshee on steroids.

    i'm not always like that. i promise. lol.

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  12. hi bee...oops!!..i think my post gave the impresssion that my hubby is a very taste-look oriented guy!!..but to be honest, not the least..!!..its just that, i am way too new to cooking and household stuff, so its just this initial "hyped up" interest in me, to cook something..and i do have anyone to try it out other than him!!..whatever is laid in front of him, does go inside, without any hazzle!!...he doe ssay his opinion, though...

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  13. I love kappa especially the way my mom makes it. Actually, I just love the taste of anything that she makes.:)I don't think I have seen kappa here or else I have not been looking closely enough!
    You vadais( other post) look fab and the presentation is great as usual:)

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  14. oh my god... kappa and fish curry, who can not love it? And how dare you chop up and kill the kappa like that? :D I am sooo with your husband there, afterall we kottayamkars have to stick together ;)

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  15. Hayyoooda Kutta!!!!How did I ever miss this post!!!(grrrr- to myself)!!

    Sig...don't be partial..afterall we girls have to be together!!;)..

    What was his comment about the meen curry by the way..?

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Sunday, September 30, 2007

2 dozen posts in a month!!..yuppiee..presenting, The Mighty "Kappa" had a great fall....

The Kappa Remake (Tapioca or Cassava Root) , or rather..the greatest injustice to the royal kappa..from its mighty place from a main dish, to a noble side server!!
.
Its really surprising, how physical distances of just a couple of kilometers even within the same region, brings about such drastic variations to taste and modes of preparation of food.
.
My husband hails from the district of Kottayam, which is more agricultural in nature. Almost every home in this region will have "Kappa's" in their backyard, and hence is an inevitable part of the main diet, usually as the main dish, along with Fish-curry.
.
Bharathy, of Spicy Chillie, who also hails from Kottayam has a very detailed description of the making of the fish -curry here. Thanks Bharathy, it saved me a lot of effort in tying it all out!!

Myself, on the other hand, is from Kochi, the bussiieee-urban city bout 80 kms from Kottayam, where our homes just get the barest luxury to have "sample cultivations", ie, just one item each of plants..if ever one is interested in gardening or cultivating own crops, this is!!!
.
So, kappa's are all purchased from the markets, as far as "Kochi-nivasi's" are concerned, this item just stays as smaller servings, along with "Puttu" for breakfasts. (or atlest, thats how my mom used to prepare it).
.
I had purchased a pack of frozen Kappa and prepared it as a "Special -homeward bound-treat" for Santho, last weekend, which was consumed with the greatest of pleasure!
.
The same menu was served twice, but got not a sign of rejection..but again, few pieces of the boiled kappa was left behind, which looked too unworthy (as of my thoughts!!) to be served as a main server, and hence..readily settled down for a remake , by chopping it into pieces, and the rest is what you call....the "demobilization" of the "crown prince"!!!
.
Pop mustard seeds in oil, saut together chopped onions, ginger, garlic, curry leaves...add in the powders (chillie and turmeric) , the chopped kappa's, salt to taste in little water, brought to boil till it attains a thick consistency.
.
There was a can of green peas in my freezer, which I had opened the previous day, so what was left went straight in too, and the can to the bin, of course!
.
This was served with Chappathi for dinner...very well knowing what would be the exact comments to come out from my husband.
.
I know most bloggers, who say about the appreciation they get for their dishes, but here I am who is the least ashamed to boast about the "distressed look" that my hubby had on his face, to see their royal "Kappa" in this state, all chopped to pieces!!!
.
.He had no other choice, but to have it. "Gosh, how can you ever do this "..was what was in his mind. But for me, it was just a warm treat, a taste going back to my mom's kitchen...and once again, taking me back to my...principle "Of girls to learn cooking not from our mothers, but from our mother-in-laws!!!" This is a proof to it"..Hummm, will it be injustice to say so???..or rather I will put in this way.."Girls better learn cooking from that person, whose food your husnabd likes the best! (that's better , isnt it?)
...atleast, I like the way my mom cooks, so had a great dinner!
.
This is also my entry to Nandita's Leftover Remake Event.Hope she accepts it, as I am one day late for submission.
.

15 comments:

  1. I L-O-V-E cassava. While we get it here in Barbados, it is not as nice as the ones I'm accustomed to in Guyana.

    ReplyDelete
  2. i lovveee kappa...im a veggie..so i prefer it with "green chilli n raw onion chammanthi"....

    ReplyDelete
  3. Fresh ones definitely taste much better than frozen ones, Cynthia

    Great Mocha, so that you dont have to go around roming around the whole place lookinf for it!

    Hi Superchef, yes..that is also a highly preferred version for hubby

    ReplyDelete
  4. thts quite an achievement! and you have made me totally homesick now! i am craving kappa and we don't get it in hyderabad.

    also about the pics, i think the resolution goes down cuz of the collage you make. Original pics should come out big like in mine.

    But its good :) dont worry!

    ReplyDelete
  5. It's quite refreshing reading through your notes :) I like that spark of humour and sarcasm :)btw, that kaapa and meen curry is mouthwatering to any malayalee :)

    Shn

    ReplyDelete
  6. :) Like your style of writing. THe wit and sarcasm does have me in splits!

    ReplyDelete
  7. yes Shn, kappa and meen is always mouth watering to any mallu, but the curry version, might be just to me, as its my mom's baby!

    thanks jyothsna, for dropping by!

    ReplyDelete
  8. I Love Kappa. And Kappa with meen super delicious. Last time i hadit was when i was in Kerala. Seeing your post i am really drooling.
    My mom also used to boil kappa and then we eat it with ulli chamanthy i can't type anymore i am just DROOLING ...........

    ReplyDelete
  9. Meena curry !!!!!!!!!! mouth watering. Beautiful presentation in all your posts.

    ReplyDelete
  10. love love love kappa. anyone who grumbles, 'why did you chop the kappa?' in my home will have to retrieve it from a secret part of his anatomy.

    sorry, you eat what i put in front of you, or cook it yourself.

    it just botehrs me when it is assumed that women have to learn to cook to please their husbands. what's wrong with the men's hands? are they broken? if my hubby likes his mommy's cooking, he can learn to make it from her. **/end rant.

    love your blog :D

    ReplyDelete
  11. sorry, i read that rant again and i sound like a banshee on steroids.

    i'm not always like that. i promise. lol.

    ReplyDelete
  12. hi bee...oops!!..i think my post gave the impresssion that my hubby is a very taste-look oriented guy!!..but to be honest, not the least..!!..its just that, i am way too new to cooking and household stuff, so its just this initial "hyped up" interest in me, to cook something..and i do have anyone to try it out other than him!!..whatever is laid in front of him, does go inside, without any hazzle!!...he doe ssay his opinion, though...

    ReplyDelete
  13. I love kappa especially the way my mom makes it. Actually, I just love the taste of anything that she makes.:)I don't think I have seen kappa here or else I have not been looking closely enough!
    You vadais( other post) look fab and the presentation is great as usual:)

    ReplyDelete
  14. oh my god... kappa and fish curry, who can not love it? And how dare you chop up and kill the kappa like that? :D I am sooo with your husband there, afterall we kottayamkars have to stick together ;)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Hayyoooda Kutta!!!!How did I ever miss this post!!!(grrrr- to myself)!!

    Sig...don't be partial..afterall we girls have to be together!!;)..

    What was his comment about the meen curry by the way..?

    ReplyDelete