Kozhipidi or kozhimbidi or steamed rice dumplings in chicken curry- delicacy of Trichur

Ingredients:

• Chicken with fat   - 2kg
• Pepper powder    -2tsp
• Turmeric              -1tsp
• Salt                      -as needed
• Garlic                   -3nos
• Cumin                  -2tsp
• Rice powder        -1kg
• Coconut               -2nos
• Shallot                  -200 gm
• Curry leaves         -few sprigs
• Coconut oil           -2tsp

Method of preparation:

• Clean the chicken,wash and cut into small pieces.Add turmeric,salt and pepper powder and cook chicken in minimum water.
• Grate coconut.Grind half of the coconut with garlic and cumin.Other half of the coconut is mixed with rice powder and salt after grinding and dough is prepared with boiled water.
• Tiny balls having the size of a cherry are made with dough by rolling under palm and is placed in a tray containing fine rice flour.This prevents sticking the balls each other.
• Pour required quantity of water in a kadai, add salt and allow it to boil.
• Put the prepared rice balls into it along with the rice flour in the tray.
• Add the paste of grinded coconut,garlic with cumin.
• Put cooked chicken and continue to boil in low flames.
• Heat oil in a pan, fry shallots and curry leaves and add to the above preparation.
• The cooked item is light yellowish in colour with riceballs and chicken in thick gravy.

  

  Kozhipidi