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Irachi Pidi (Rice dumplings in spicy meat gravy)
I have many childhood memories associated with this Irachi pidi. During my childhood My kuttanadan Grand mom used to make it every time i was there for my vacations. Summer Vacations are always the time of Harvesting( koythu) in Kuttanad.That was a merry time and there were lot of kids around and we used to play and play and play...At the end of the day , my mom's sisters( so many :) ) will take us to the River, the famous manimala river flowing infront of my moms house in Muttar to take bath and then only we were allowed to enter the house...Then Ammachi will come with this steaming Irachi pidi ...oooh....We all would be in the "nadumuttom" , waiting for this delicious dish , and the moment we get it We used to gobble up so fast , as if somebody is coming to take it away from us. Gone are those days !!! But some how every body forgot about it as the time passed by, until i mentioned about this recently. I saw a recipe for irachi pidi in Vanitha, and it was more or less similar to the way my ammachi's recipe,except that she adds chilli powder and garam masala and makes it more spicy.So when the next time i called her, i told her about this , and she asked me to make it. So i did and my DH loved it so much that, he made me to do this 3 times within two weeks . I m not sure what category it will come under, since you can serve this as an Snack/Soup( Starters) or as side dish or even a main dish for a dinner night.. Ingredients:- Meat - 1/2 kg ( You can use beef,chicken or mutton;its better to use boneless) Small onion chopped -1 cup Ginger finely choopped - 2 tsp Green chillies slit lengthwise - 4-5 crushed pepper - 1/2 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Cloves - 3 Rice flour - 1/2 cup Hot water - 3/4 cup Thin coconut milk - 1 1/2 cup Thick coconut milk - 1/2 cup Salt to taste Curry leaves Oil To make Irachi Pidi Put the meat pieces , 1 tsp of Chopped ginger , green chillies,cloves and salt in a pressure cooker and cook it for 2-3 whistles. Set aside Combine rice flour, 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds, salt and hot water and knead it into a dough,as we do for idiyappam. Make small balls with this dough,like the little ones of Kozhukkatta and set aside( you can make it any shape you want) Blend 1 tsp of ginger, coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin seeds ,Peppercons to a coarse paste Heat oil in a pan , add curry leaves and sauté chopped small onions/Shallots until they are soft. Add the spice paste & crushed pepper to the pan and stir fry for a couple of minutes. Now transfer the meat and some liquid from the pressure cooker to the pan and combine it well with masala. Add the thin coconut milk and boil it for 5 minutes. Now add the rice balls into the gravy and simmer covered for 20-25 minutes or until the dumplings are cooked. Stir in the thick coconut milk and remove from fire before it boils. Serve Warm Recipe Courtesy: vanitha Award time.. Cheers!!!
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