This one is my Grandmother's & Mother's master piece. You can have it either for your breakfast or snack,
Pidi
Ingredients
Fried Riceflour (varutha aripodi) -1/2 kg
Grated Cococnut -1/2
Coconut milk -1st & 2nd
Jeera powder- ½ tsp
Hot water -2 cups
Salt – as per your requirement
Mix the rice powder ,jeera powder,grated coconut salt, adding hot water little by little in to a thick dough . Make this in to small round balls (size of a marble )Take the second milk of coconut and heat it on low flame , add the rice balls to it and cook for 5 mins .then add the first milk and cook till it becomes a thick white gravy . You can check the salt and add if needed at this point .
Varutharacha Kozhi Curry
Ingredients
Chicken -1 kg
Onion -2 nos
Shallots -100 gms
Garlic pods -5 or 6
Ginger - 1 piece
Curry leaves – 1 or 2 stems
Chicken Masala -1 1/2 tbsp
Chilly Powder -3 tbsp
Coriander Powder -2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder -1 teaspoon
Pepper powder - ½ tsp
Salt – as required
Grated Coconut - ½
Oil - 1 ½ cup
Cut the chicken in to small pieces and marinate the pieces with some chilly powder ,turmeric powder coriander powder ,salt ,& pepper powder .leave it aside for 5 minutes.
Fry the grated coconut till it turns brown ,.Heat oil in a kadai and saute onion, ginger,shallots,curry leaves & garlic pods . Add chicken masala & balance curry powders to it and cook for a minute .
Add the marinated chicken along with half cup of water to this and cook for half an hour. Close the kadai tightly .
Now grind the fried coconut into a fine paste in a mixie , (Usually we do it in arakallu ),After half an hour add this coconut gravy with 1 ½ cups of water to the cooking chicken & mix it well .Cook on a low flame .You can turn of the gas .when the oil is seen on top .
Now the tasty pidi & varutharacha kozhi curry is ready. Serve Hot.
