Kunjipathal / Kozhi Pidi / Kakkarotti (Steamed Rice Dumpling in rich Beef Gravy)
Kunjipathal / Kozhippidi / Kakkarotti is one of the exotic food hailing from the Malabar regions of Kerala. It is a lip smacking dish with small rice dumplings steam cooked and then added to rich meat gravy, whether it be chicken, beef or mutton, but beef ranked first. The process for preparing this dish is quite long but worth. So in case you are planning to make this, prepare the gravy day before and the dumplings on the next day and mix together with coconut paste.
Before Steaming pid's / dumblings
After Steamimng pidi's/dumpblings
Kunjipathal / Kozhi Pidi / Kakkarotti (Steamed Rice Dumpling in rich Beef Gravy)
Preparation Time : 1 hour
Ingredients:-
For pidi
Rice Powder : 1 Cup
Water : 1 Cup
Fennel Seeds : ½ tsp
Coconut grated : ½ cup
Shallots : 2-3
Salt : to taste
For Gravy
Beef - 500g (diced)
Onion : 2
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
Green Chillies -2
Tomatoes - 1 big
Red Chili Powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander Powder - 2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Fennel Seed Powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander Powder - 2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Fennel Seed Powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp
For Coconut Paste
Coconut Grated : 3/4 cup
Coconut Grated : 3/4 cup
shallots - 2 to 3
Cardamom - 4
Cardamom - 4
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon - 2
fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
Water
Oil - 1 tbsp
Method:-
1. Grind together coconut, fennel seeds, shallots in to coarse paste.
2. In a pan, boil water. Add the ground coconut paste and required salt to the water.
2. When it boils, add ice powder and mix well. Switch off the flame.
3. Knead it well to make a smooth dough as of pathiri dough.
4. Apply little oil to the palms and Make small balls and press in the centre to make a depression as shown in the picture.
5. After making all pidis, line them in steamer and steam for 10 minutes.
For coconut paste
1. Heat a pan, add oil, add whole spices and saute for a while.
2. Add coconut and roast until coconut turns golden brown. Switch of the flame. Make sure not to over cook and burn the coconut.
3.Grind the coconut mix and shallots to smooth paste using required amount of water(water just to immerse the coconut).
4. Keep this ground paste aside.
For making gravy
1. In a pressure cooker, once heated up, add oil.
2. Add Onion and saute till golden.
3. Add ginger garlic paste and green chillies and saute till raw smell disappears.
4. Add tomatoes and cook till everything is combined well.
5. Add all spice powders and saute for few seconds and then add beef and mix well and let it cook well. (No need to add water as beef itself will produce some water.)
6. Once beef is cooked add the ground coconut paste and mix well. Bring to boil.
7. Add steamed pidi's / dumplings, mix slowly till all the pid's are coated with the gravy. By this time the gravy should be thick. Off the flame.
8. Add coconut oil (2 tbsp)and curry leave over it to enhance the taste.
Note:-
1. The Rice powder i used is Orotti Rice Powder, otherwise Amis Rice Powder. You can use the rice powder for pathiri as well. But the former gives best result.
2. When it boils, add ice powder and mix well. Switch off the flame.
3. Knead it well to make a smooth dough as of pathiri dough.
4. Apply little oil to the palms and Make small balls and press in the centre to make a depression as shown in the picture.
5. After making all pidis, line them in steamer and steam for 10 minutes.
For coconut paste
1. Heat a pan, add oil, add whole spices and saute for a while.
2. Add coconut and roast until coconut turns golden brown. Switch of the flame. Make sure not to over cook and burn the coconut.
3.Grind the coconut mix and shallots to smooth paste using required amount of water(water just to immerse the coconut).
4. Keep this ground paste aside.
For making gravy
1. In a pressure cooker, once heated up, add oil.
2. Add Onion and saute till golden.
3. Add ginger garlic paste and green chillies and saute till raw smell disappears.
4. Add tomatoes and cook till everything is combined well.
5. Add all spice powders and saute for few seconds and then add beef and mix well and let it cook well. (No need to add water as beef itself will produce some water.)
6. Once beef is cooked add the ground coconut paste and mix well. Bring to boil.
7. Add steamed pidi's / dumplings, mix slowly till all the pid's are coated with the gravy. By this time the gravy should be thick. Off the flame.
8. Add coconut oil (2 tbsp)and curry leave over it to enhance the taste.
Note:-
1. The Rice powder i used is Orotti Rice Powder, otherwise Amis Rice Powder. You can use the rice powder for pathiri as well. But the former gives best result.
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