Rice dumplings in chicken curry /kerala style pidiyum kozhiyum

Ingredients for chicken curry

• Chicken -1 kg
• Mustarde seed-1/2 tsp
• Onion-3 nos
• Green chilli-3 nos
• Ginger-1 medium
• Garlic – 10 or 12 petals
• Tomato – 2 nos
• Curry leaves-2 sprig
• Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
• Chilli powder-2 tbsp
• Coriander powder-1 ½ tbsp.
• Black pepper powder-1 tbsp
• Grated coconut -1/2 piece
• Coconut milk-1/2 cup
• Fennel seed- 1 tsp
• Cinnamon- 1 med
• Cloves-3 nos
• Cardamom-3 or 4 nos
• Star anise- 3 or 4 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil- for cooking

Rice dumpling ingredients

• Rice flour-1 kg
• Grated coconut- ½ cup
• Coconut milk-1/2 cup
• Curry leaves-2 sprig
• Pearl onion -8 or 9 nos
• Cumin seed- /2 tsp
• Salt to taste

Chicken curry preparation

• First we clean and wash the chicken pieces ,drain the excess water and set a side
• Then we take a pan add grated coconut and sauted some minutes till they turn golden
  brown
• Then let it cool and then grind to a fine paste ,keep it in a side.
• Again we grind garam masala like (cardamom,cinnamon, cloves etc) in to fine paste
• Then we crushed the ginger and garlic into paste
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seed, then they crackled ,add sliced onion green chilli,ginger
  garlic paste and curry leaves ,saute until the onion turns light golden colour
• Add chilli powder,coriander powder ,black pepper powder ,turmeric powder,grinded
  coconut paste garam masala pate and salt mix well and saute some minutes
• Then we add tomato and saute for some minute till they soft
• Add chicken pieces add water and mix well,cover and cook untile the chicken is ready
• Then we add thick coconut milk mix well and turn off the flame.

Rice dumpling preparation

• First we crush the cumin seed and pearl onion ,and set a side.
• Add water in a large pan .add crushed cumin seed and pearl onion ,bring this to boil ,keep it
  in a side.
• Take another pan add rice flour ,coconut and curry leaves sauted well and remove from
  heat
• Then add boiled to the rice flour and coconut mixture and mix well and make it in to a
  dough.allow it to cool down .
• Then we prepare small sized balls from this and slide it into the hot water and bring it to a
  boil
• Then add small amount of rice flour and second coconut milk ,mix well with out lumps.add
  into the rice dumling mixture and cook well
• Finally we add thick coconut milk and mix well
• Turn off the flame and serve with chicken cuirry
• Enjoy the taste of kerala style pidi and chicken curry