Pidi
Straightforward Kerala cooking — good ingredients treated well, spiced with confidence, and served without pretence. The kind of food that tastes like someone's kitchen, not a restaurant.
Ingredientsfor 5 servings
- 3 cup Fine Basmati powder (Pachari)
- 2 cup Coconut — grated
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
Preparation
Step 1
Add 1 cup of grated coconut, crushed cumin seeds and salt to fine rice powder and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 2
Pour hot water little by little and knead it to make a smooth dough.
Step 3
Make a number of small balls from the above dough.
Step 4
You can make lot of balls from 3 cups of rice powder. However, make sure the ball isn`t too big.
Step 5
Place a big kadai on the stove and add 5 cups of water into that.
Step 6
Allow it to boil.
Step 7
Add the remaining grated coconut into the boiling water along with a little salt.
Step 8
Once the water is boiling high, put the small balls into it and allow it to boil for another 2 - 3 minutes.
Step 9
Allow it to cool.
Step 10
Goes well with chicken curry.
Step 11
For better taste, you can add coconut milk also to the boiling water.
Tip
Taste as you go. Recipes are guidelines — your palate is the final judge. Adjust salt, sourness, and heat to what tastes right to you.
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