Tapioca Chips
Also known as Kappa Chips, Maravalli Kizhangu Chips · Veg · Snacks & Starters
Good for: Party, Rainy Day
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Kerala tapioca chips, or kappa chips, sliced thin, deep-fried with salt water and dusted with chilli powder. Medium-spicy, makes 10, 15 minutes, video.
Low calorie
Ingredients
5 itemsSunflower OilFor Deep Frying
Tapioca1000 grams
Salt2 tsp
Water½ cup
Red Chilli Powder2 tsp
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 10. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 175kcal | 1750kcal |
| Protein | 1.5g | 15g |
| Carbohydrate | 38g | 383g |
| Fat | 1.9g | 19g |
| Fibre | 1.9g | 19g |
| Sugar | 1.7g | 17g |
Method
- 1
Clean and peel off the tapioca and put it inside a water bowl before using.
Tapioca
- 2
Make a salt mixture with 2 tsp of salt and 150 ml of water.
SaltWater
- 3
Slice the tapioca using a mandolin slicer
- 4
Heat up the oil for deep frying. Quickly add into the oil. Let it fry and when it’s half fried, you can sprinkle salt water on top. You can take out the chips, when the oil settles. Sprinkle some red chilli powder on top when it’s hot.
Sunflower OilRed Chilli Powder
Before you start
- How long does Tapioca Chips take?
- 15 minutes from start to finish. That is 5 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Tapioca Chips serve?
- 10. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Tapioca Chips vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Tapioca Chips spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Tapioca Chips?
- 1000 grams Tapioca, ½ cup Water, For Deep Frying Sunflower Oil, 2 tsp Salt, 2 tsp Red Chilli Powder, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Tapioca Chips?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Tapioca Chips?
- About 175 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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