Pidi Kozhakattai

பிடி கொழக்கட்டை

Ingredients

1. Parboiled Rice - 2 cups
2. Coconut scrapings - 3 cups
3. Channa Dhal - 2 tablespoon
4. Mustard - 1 teaspoon
5. Asafoetida - 1 teaspoon
6. Red chilli - 4 to 5 nos (broken to small pieces)
7. Curry leaf - 10 leaves
8. Salt to taste
9. Oil - 1 tablespoon

Procedure

• Soak the rice for 3 hours. 
• Wash well and wet grind it to rava consistency with salt
• Heat oil and season with mustard, asafoetida, channa dhal, red chili and curry leaves
• Add the ground rava and stir well to avoid lumps
• Keep storring for 10 minutes till it becomes thick and non-sticky
• Now remove from fire and add coconut scrapings
• Mix well. Take one lime sized ball of the dough and hold it in your hand
• Press with your fingers to give impression on the dough like a pidi.
• Make as many balls as possible and steam it in an idli cooker for 10 to 15 minutes
• Remove and serve with tomato or onion chutney