Koyikkaal - 'Veggie Chicken Leg' - A Snack from Thalassery....

Don't get surprised by the name 'Koyikkal', literally means chicken legs in malayalam. I know all might be thinking what's in a chicken leg??? Why am i saying 'Veggie Chicken Leg'......, this is how we surprise our guests..., but this is a dish with tapioca dipped in a batter of gram flour and spices.This is a special snack from 'Thalassery' and is available only in Thalassery town.

This is my first try out @ home, as i got some fresh tapioca from Kerala, and my kids were wanting to have some.....That's how i ended up with this post ....

Let's scroll down to view the recipe  

Ingredients

1. Tapioca - 1/2 kg

For the batter

1. Gram flour/Besan - 1/2 cup 
2. Garlic crushed with skin - 8 - 10 
3. Red chill powder - 3 - 4 Tbsp (if you want, you can mix kashmiri red chill powder also to reduce the spice level)
4. Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tsp
5. Green chilly finely chopped - 4
6. Jeera / cumin seeds - 1/2 Tsp
7. Asafoetida - a pinch
8. Salt - to taste
9. Curry Leaves finely chopped - 2 Sprigs

Preparation

• Peel the skin of tapioca.
• Cut into half first. From one half , slit them into thin strips, approx 4 inch long and 1/2 inch broad as shown in pic.  Cut the other half too.
• Mix all the items under 'For the batter', by adding water to a consistency of dosa batter.

• Heat oil for deep frying , on a medium flame.
• Add some of the tapioca strips to the batter. Take less than a handful of mixture and shape it like in the picture with our hand and fry it in oil. 

and phew!!!!!!! plate kaali ayallo  ....it got finished???..yummy snack....

Note

• If the batter is watery, adjust with more gram flour or even fine rice powder.
• This amount of chilli powder is enough..., i would say perfect. It will be correct after frying.