Pidi

Ingredients

1.Roasted rice flour /aripodi -2 cups
2.Grated Coconut - 2 cups
3.Cumin powder  - 3 - 4 tsp
4.Crushed garlic- 7-10 pods
5.Curry leaves-2 stem
6.Salt-as required

Preparation

1.Boil water.
2.In a skillet, lightly roast the rice flour and keep it aside.
3.Roast the coconut very lightly just to remove the extra water from the grated coconut.
4.Grind the garlic.
5.Add the grated coconut,salt ,cumin powder and garlic to the roasted rice powder and mix well.

6.Add boiled water little by little and knead it using a spatula to make a smooth dough.
7.When it is warm enough to handle knead the dough very well by hand.
8.The consistency of the dough should be same as that of Idiyappam dough.

9.Make small balls from the dough.

10.Pour some roasted rice flour on the balls so they won't stick together.Later you can add this rice flour also to the boiled water.

11.Boil 2 - 4 cups of water with salt
12.Add curry leaves
13.Put the balls in to the boiled water
14.Add boiled water if water is not in the level of Pidi.
15.Cook it in low-medium flame with the lid closed.
(tip from mom : If the gravy is not thick,mix some roasted rice flour in boiled water and add to the boiled water)
16.Allow it to cool.
17.Serve with Chicken curry.
 (tip:For better taste, you can add coconut milk also to the boiling water.)