Pidi is the traditional christian dish in Kerala .Its ingredients are also very simple.But you have to be more careful with the making of it.
Ingredients
1. Roasted rice flour - 1 cup
2.Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp
3.Grated coconut - 1 cup
4.Shallots/Kunjulli -4
5.Garlic - 3 no
6.Salt
7.Water - 2 1/2 cup nearly
8.Thick coconut milk - 1 1/2 cup
Preparation
1.Grind the coconut,cumin seed and garlic but do not make it in to fine paste.Just crush it like that for avial.
2.Then boil the water in a vessel by adding little salt to it.when it starts to boil add the coconut mixture and rice flour to it.
3.Make it in to smooth dough by kneading it as that for idiyappam.
4.Press the dough really nice and make small balls out of it.Like the size of a gooseberry.
5.Then cook it in the coconut milk.Once boiled nicely, cook it down on medium heat till most of the liquid is evaporated. Do stir often to prevent burning and add more Salt if needed.
6.Fry the onions in oil and pour this over the pidi.
