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Kakka Rotti

Traditional Malabar recipe - Kakka rotti
Prep Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 5 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg Rice flour
  • 500 g Chicken
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 Tomato
  • 6 Shallots
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 1 tsp Ginger paste
  • 3 Green chilly
  • 1 small Cinnamon stick
  • Grated Coconut half piece
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 ½ Roasted masala
  • 1 ½ Chicken masala
  • 1/4 tsp Garam masala
  • 5-8 Curry leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil as required
  • Water as required

Instructions
 

  • Grind the coconut, cumin seeds, half of the garlic, shallots, cinnamon and ginger to make a fine paste. Keep it aside.
  • Knead rice flour with water and salt as required to make smooth dough.
  • Make very small balls out of it and press it lightly to form a circle shape.
  • Place these balls in a banana leaf and steam cook it for 10-20 minutes.
  • In the meantime marinate the chicken in the roasted masala.
  • Heat oil in a cooker and sautT ginger and the remaining garlic in it.
  • Add onion and sautT well.
  • Stir in the tomato, green chilly and salt.
  • Add the chicken masala and garam masala. Mix well.
  • Then mix in the marinated chicken and pour water as required. Close the pressure cooker and cook the chicken curry.
  • Convert the curry to a larger vessel and allow it to boil again.
  • Add the grinded coconut mixture, curry leaves and once again bring the curry to boil.
  • Stir in the steam cooked rice balls with the curry.
  • Serve it hot.

Notes

itÆs a Malabar dish served as an evening snack or
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