Cassava With Coconut Cream

I sincerely hope you would share the same passion as me!

Cassava is an East African tropical crop.  It has a starchy and nutty-flavour.

The leaves can also be eaten when cooked as a vegetable.

Cassava can be eaten boiled, fried as chips, mashed or roasted.  Much the same way as a potato.

Watch out for my Roasted Chips video.

These are the Ingredients you need:

1kg Frozen Cassava
400ml Coconut Cream
15gm Salt
10gm Sugar
5gm Turmeric
100ml Water
Handful Coriander, chopped
2-3 Sweet Chillies

Step No 1

Place the frozen cassava in a pot and cover with water.  Boil for approximately 20 – 30 minutes, until tender.

Once cassava is cooked, it turns from white to a pale-yellow colour.  

Step No 2

Drain any access water and let the cassava cool down.   Remove the core in the middle.  Dice into 1” squares.

Step No 3

In bowl add 2 tablespoon of water together with turmeric, salt and sugar.  Whisk together.

Step No 4

In a separate pan boil the coconut cream. 

Combine the liquid into the coconut cream.  Stir well to incorporate the mixture together.

Step No 5

Add the diced cassava, chillies and some coriander in the mixture and stir well.

If the consistency is too thick, add some water to the mixture. Cook for 10 – 15 minutes.

Take the pan off the heat. 

Garnish with the rest of the coriander. 

Serve it plain or with a curry or salad.