Pidi Recipe / Pidiyum kozhiyum/Pidi with Chicken

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Crush 1 cup grated coconut and cumin seeds without water
Heat the rice powder for 3 minutes
Mix this mixture with Rice powder and salt
Pour boiled water to the rice mixture little by little and knead it to make a smooth dough (As Ediyappam dough)
Fry the rice/Kuthari and make rice powder and keep it aside
Make very small balls using this dove and put it into the kuthari powder
Roll/coat the balls with rice/Kuthari powder
Keep a big kadai or idly cooker or big pan add 6 cup of water and bring to boil
Add the remaining coconut to the boiled water along with salt and 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
Once the water boiling nicely add the balls carefully to the water
Cook for 8-10 minutes and stir carefully (after 8-10 minutes)
Mix the remaining kuthari powder in the coconut milk or water and pour to the pidi and cook again for 5-8 minutes
Add coconut milk for better taste (optional)
Cook until gravy become very thick or boiled nicely (till bubbles came nicely)
Remove from the fire and allow it to cool
Serve with chicken curry or chicken Roast

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