Recipe: Perfect Kozhi Pidi/Rice Dumplings in Chicken Gravy

Kozhi Pidi/Rice Dumplings in Chicken Gravy. Kozhi pidi is a traditional dish of kerala. This dish is mainly made during the time of Ramadan. If the ball is cooked switch off the flame.

It is usually made sweet with coconut milk and sugar but this recipe is made savory. Kozhi Pidi /Chicken Curry and Rice Dumplings. Marinate the chicken pieces with all the ingredients for marination. You can cook Kozhi Pidi/Rice Dumplings in Chicken Gravy using 31 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Kozhi Pidi/Rice Dumplings in Chicken Gravy

Prepare of For Gravy.
You need 500 gms of Chicken -.
You need 2 of Onion - medium sliced.
You need 1 of Ginger-Garlic crushed - tblpsn.
You need 2 of Green chilli - sliced.
You need 1 tspn of Red chilli powder -.
You need 1 tspn of Coriander powder -.
You need 1/4 tspn of Turmeric powder -.
Prepare 1 1/4 tspns of Garam masala powder -.
It's 1/4 tspn of Fennel Powder -.
It's 3/4 cup of coconut milk -.
Prepare of Curry leaves.
It's of Salt.
Prepare of Oil.
It's of chicken To marinate.
You need 1 1/4 tspns of Red chilli powder -.
Prepare 1 tspn of Coriander powder -.
You need 1/4 tspn of Turmeric powder -.
Prepare 1 tspn of Ginger garlic paste -.
Prepare of Salt.
You need of To temper the curry.
You need of Oil.
You need 1/4 tspn of Mustard seeds -.
You need 2 or 3 of red chilli Dry -.
You need 1 sprig of Curry leaves -.
You need of rice / To make dumplingspidi.
Prepare 1 1/4 cups of Rice Flour -.
You need 1/4 cup of coconut Grated -.
You need 1/2 tspn of Fennel seeds - crushed finely.
Prepare of Salt.
You need 1 1/4 cups of water Boiling -.

Now add the thin coconut milk and salt to taste.( add more water if you require more gravy). Cover and cook until chicken is tender and. Grind it along with minimal water until you. By this time, the gravy will be very thick.

Kozhi Pidi/Rice Dumplings in Chicken Gravy step by step

Marinate the chicken pieces with ingredients listed under for marination and keep for 1 hr..
Heat oil in a pan.Add sliced onion and saute till they become light brown.Now add crushed ginger garlic,green chilli and curry leaves.Saute till the raw smell goes.Now add in red chilli powder,corinader powder,turmeric powder and garam masala powder.Saute for few seconds.Then add marinated chicken pieces.Sprinkle enough salt.Mix well.Cover and cook in medium heat for 5 mints..
Meanwhile we can make rice dumplings/pidi.Take rice flour,grated coconut crushed fennel and salt in a bowl.Add in boilng water little by little and mix the flour using a spoon/spatula.Keep on adding water little by little untill the rice flour attains the desired consistency.The dough should be soft but not sticky.(usually the amount of water we need is equal to the amount of rice flour thet we use.)Now when the dough is still warm,knead it to amooth dough using your hand.Now make....
Now see if the chicken needs some water for the gravy.If so add 1/4 cup of water to it.Cook for another 2-3 mints.Then add the rice dumplings on top of the chicken curry.Cover and cook again.At this stage don't mix the gravy with spoon(the rice dumplings will break).Cover and cook in medium flame till the gravy thickens and the rice dumplings are also cooked.Now add thick coconut milk and sprinkle fennel powder.Mix very gently.Cover and let it sit for few seconds.Remove from fire..
Now heat little oil in another pan.Splutter mustard seeds.Add in dry red chilli and curry leaves.Pour this into the gravy.Keep it covered for 5 mints.Serve hot..

Combine rice powder and grated coconut and mix well. In a heavy bottomed pan dry roast this rice powder, stirring continuously until golden brown. Close the lid and cook till the chicken is tender and the gravy has a good consistency. Now, add the crushed spices and the steamed dumplings, and. Pidi / thikidi is traditional kerala rice dumplings made from roasted rice flour.