Chicken Pidi

Ingredients

1. 1 cup rice flour
2. 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
3. 1 cup grated coconut
4. 2 cups coconut milk
5. 500 gm chicken, diced into small pieces
6. 1/2 tsp ginger and garlic paste
7. 3 green chillies, chopped
8. 1 tsp red chilli powder
9. 1 tsp coriander powder
10. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
11. 1/4 tsp garam masala
12. 2 onions, chopped
13. 1/4 tsp pepper powder

Method

1. Boil 2 cups of water for about 2 minutes.
2. Add salt to the boiling water and 2 cups of rice flour and cook for about 3 minutes.
3. While the rice flour is still warm, mold into small balls.
4. Boil 1 cup water and toss the rice balls in the boiling water. Keep stirring continuously.
5. When the rice balls are cooked half way through, add fennel seeds and coconut milk. Boil for 2 minutes and take the pan from the heat. Your rice dumplings or pidi are ready.
6. Take a pan and roast the grated coconut and grind into a paste.
7. Heat oil and sauté onions, ginger and garlic paste and green chillies for 2 minutes.
8. Add red chilli powder, garam masala, pepper powder and coriander powder and sauté for another minute.
9. Add the chicken, coconut paste, curry leaves and 1 cup coconut milk. Add salt to taste. Cook the chicken for around 8 to 10 minutes.
10. Mix the pidi in the chicken gravy and serve piping hot.