Jaffna style Pittu with Chicken Curry Recipe
Jaffna Pittu is a special Pittu that has several layers of Pittu and grated Coconut. This Pittu is prepared by mashing the Pittu clumps using the top part of a clump. With this recipe, you can make 4 large Pittu loaves.
In Jaffna, Pittu is most commonly prepared using Odiyal which is used to produce Pulukodiyal flour for the Pittu and it is. Odiyal comes from the Palmyra palm sprout.
If you like Pittu, you might be interested in trying my Traditional Seeni Pittu and Godapara Rasa Kawili recipes.
Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 500g of Rice Flour
- Salt
- Handful of grated Coconut
For the Jaffna style Chicken Curry
- 500g of Chicken
- 10g of Gram Dhal
- 1 tsp of Cumin Seeds
- 2 sliced Green Chilies
- Shallots
- Crushed piece of Ginger
- 8 crushed Garlic Cloves
- Curry Leaves
- Handful of grated Coconut
- Sliced Onion
- Piece of Cinnamon
- Cardamom
- Cloves
- Turmeric Powder
- 2 tbsp of Chili Powder
- 1 tbsp of Roasted Curry Powder
- Salt
Instructions
- Add 500g of Rice Flour into a bowl.
- Add Salt to taste.
- Add a handful of grated Coconut.
- Mix everything together.
- While adding lukewarm Water, a little at a time, while mixing until you get a dough that will clump together.
- Put the mixture on top of a preparation board.
- Using the top part of a cup, mash the Pittu into smaller clumps.
- Fill the Pittu Steamer the Pittu and grated Coconut in between. You will want to build several layers.
- Steam the Pittu over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
Jaffna style Chicken Curry
- Heat some Coconut Oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add 10g of Gram Dhal.
- Add 1 tsp of Cumin Seeds.
- Stir everything together thoroughly.
- Add a sliced Green Chili.
- Add some Shallots.
- Add a crushed piece of Ginger.
- Add 5 crushed Garlic Cloves.
- Add some Curry Leaves.
- Add a handful of grated Coconut.
- Mix everything together thoroughly.
- Now turn off the stove and let this mixture cool down.
- After the mixture cools down, add the mixture into a blender.
- Add a small amount of Water.
- Blend into a paste.
- Heat some Oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add 3 crushed Garlic Cloves.
- Add a sliced Onion.
- Add a piece of Cinnamon broken into smaller pieces.
- Add some Cardamom.
- Add some Cloves.
- Add some Turmeric Powder.
- Add 2 tbsp of Chili Powder.
- Mix everything together and keep cooking for about 3 minutes.
- Add a sliced Green Chili.
- Add some Curry Leaves.
- Add 1 tbsp of Roasted Curry Powder.
- Mix everything together and keep cooking for about 2 minutes.
- Now add 500g of Chicken.
- Add Salt to taste.
- Add enough Water as needed.
- After cooking for a couple of minutes, add the paste we made earlier.
- When this curry is almost done cooking, you can add some chopped Tomatoes or Coriander Leaves.
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