Pidi Recipe / Pidiyum kozhiyum/Pidi with Chicken

Pidi Recipe / Pidiyum kozhiyum/Pidi with Chicken

Ingredients

1. Rice powder -3 cup
2. Grated Coconut -2 cups
3. Cumin seeds/Jeerakam -1 tsp
4. Rice /Kuthari -1/2 cup 
5. Coconut milk -1 cup
6. Salt to taste

Directions

• 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