Mashed Tapioca Root/ Cassava Root/ Yuca Root

This is one of my favorite foods. Tapioca used to be a staple food in our hometown. Mashed tapioca with fish curry is still popular there. I make it often at our home, very easy to make and very tasty to eat. I already posted tapioca with coconut seasoning one of my favorite dish made from tapioca.

Ingredients

Cooked tapioca ———— 2 lb
Turmeric powder ——— 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
For grinding
- Grated coconut —— 1 tbsp
- Dry red chili ———— 1
- Garlic clove ————- 2
- Cumin seeds ———– 1/8 tsp
- Tiny piece of tamarind

For seasoning
- Mustard seeds ——– 1/2 tsp
- Dry red chili ———— 3
- Curry leaves ———— few
- Cooking oil ————– 1 tbsp

How To Make

While draining water from the cooked tapioca, do not drain it completely (keep around 1/2 cup of water in it), otherwise it will become very thick.
Coarsely ground the things in the grinding list
Add the ground paste, turmeric powder and salt into the cooked tapioca
Mash all together using a potato masher
Now do the seasoning
And enjoy the mashed tapioca