Chilli Mogo (Cassava)

Chilli Mogo/ Chilli Cassava is a quick and easy delicious recipe. It's a perfect veggie starter dish. This is a great dish accompanied with any meal.It has unique taste which goes really good with any rice, chapatti, roti or bread. Hope you'll also enjoy this dish with your food.

I made this for my hubby office potluck. Yesterday he told me to prepare some dishes for his office year end party and mentioned as given yuca curry in their list. I didn't want to prepare regular tapioca dishes. I just wanted to prepare something special, so I have decided to make this yummy dish. 

Ingredients

Peeled, Washed & Chopped Yuca Pieces – 1 kg

Sliced Onions – 4 (Big)

Thin Sliced Capsicum – 2 (Big)

Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp

Soya Sauce – 2 tsp

Sweet Chilli Paste – 3 tsp

Chilli paste – 2 tsp

Oil for deep fry

Salt to taste

Pepper Powder – 2 tsp

Lemon Juice – 2

To Temper

Cumin Seeds – 2 tsp

Curry Leaves – a handful

Chopped Coriander Leaves – few

Chopped Mint – 2 tsp

Finely Chopped Garlic – 2 tsp

Crushed Ginger – 2 tsp

Oil – 4 tsp

Method

In a pressure cooker add the chopped yuca pieces with enough water and cook until 1 whistle come out. Switch off the flame. Let it cool down.

In a pan, heat oil. Add the cooked yuca pieces and fry for about 3 minutes. And transfer it into paper towel.

Heat oil in a kadai, add the tempering ingredients one by one and saute it for few minutes.

Now add the sliced onions with salt and saute it for few min. Then add the sliced capsicum pieces and fry for about 2 mins.

Add ginger garlic paste, pepper powder, soya sauce, chilli paste, sweet chilli paste and mix it well. Now add the fried yuca pieces and saute it well. Let it be for about 5 min. Finally add lemon juice and toss it well.

Then switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.