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Pidiyum Kozhiyum / Rice dumplings cooked in coconut milk and chicken curry

'Pidiyum Kozhiyum' - a common breakfast in most of the Kerala Christian houses on Christmas day. 'Pidi', a Malayalam word, means rice dumplings cooked in water or coconut milk and 'Kozhy' is the Malayalam word for chicken. Now move onto the recipe...........
For Pidi (Rice dumplings)
Ingredients
  • Rice Flour - 2 cups (roasted)
  • Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
  • Water - 2 cups
  • Butter - 1 tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Thick Coconut Milk - 2-3 cups

Preparation Method

  1. Mix together rice flour, cumin powder, salt, grated coconut and keep aside.
  2. In a bowl bring water to boil, add butter and turn off the flame.
  3. Add rice flour mix to the hot water and mix well with a wooden spoon and keep aside to cool down.
  4. When the rice dough is cool enough to handle with fingers, kneed well with hand and keep aside for 10 mins:
  5. Make small gooseberry size balls from the rice dough and keep aside.
  6. In a cooking pan boil the coconut milk (there must be enough coconut milk to cover the dumplings).
  7. Add rice dumpling, bring to boil. Once the coconut milk starts boiling, reduce the flame and cook in low flame for about 8-10 mins: (dont mix rice dumplings with spoon, it may get break. Just turn the cooking pan to mix rice dumpling and coconut milk).
  8. Once the rice dumplings are cooked, add enough salt and remove from flame.
  9. The 'Pidi' is ready.
For Kozhi (Chicken)
Ingredients
  • Bone-less Chicken - 1/2 Kg (cut into small pieces)
  • Onion - 3 nos: (finely chopped)
  • Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
  • Chicken Masala - 2 tbsp
  • Coconut Milk (1st extract) - 1/2 cup
  • Coconut Milk (2nd extract) - 1 cup
  • Coconut Milk (3rd extract) - 2 cups
  • Cloves - 2-3 nos:
  • Star Anise - 1 no:
  • Cinnamon - 2 (small pieces)
  • Coconut Oil - 5 tbsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Curry leaves - as required
Preparation Method
  1. Wash clean the chicken and keep aside to drain the water.
  2. In a pan bring oil to heat and splutter cloves, star anise and cinnamon.
  3. Add onion, ginger-garlic paste and saute till onion turns slight golden in color.
  4. Reduce the flame and add curry leaves, chicken masala and saute for 2 mins:
  5. Add chicken pieces and saute well.
  6. Add 3rd extract of coconut milk, mix well and cook with lid closed.
  7. Once the chicken is half cooked and gravy starts to thicken add 2nd extract of coconut milk, mix well and cook with lid closed.
  8. Once the chicken is cooked well and 1st extract of coconut milk and mix well.
  9. Once the gravy starts to boil from the sides remove from flame, mix well and keep closed for 5 mins:
  10. The 'Kozhi' also is ready.
Enjoy the hot Pidi (rice dumplings) along with hot Kozhi (chicken) Curry.


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