Pidi & Varutharacha Kozhi curry

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 -1^st & 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.