Chicken Ottupathiri

Ingredients

1. Pathiri podi (Rice powder) - 1 cup
2. Salt
3. Boiling water -2 cups

Masala Preparation

1. Chicken (boneless) cooked with salt and shredded - 1 cup
2. Onion chopped - 1/2 cup
3. Green chilly - 3-4
4. Turmeric powder - 1/4 Tsp
5. Red Chilly powder - 1 1/2 Tsp
6. Pepper powder - 1/2 Tsp
7. Fennel Seeds - 1/4 Tsp
8. Mustard seeds - 1/2 Tsp
9. Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs
10. Coriander leaves finely chopped - 3 sprigs
11. Oil

Preparation

• Mix Pathiri podi/rice powder, salt , by adding boiling water little by little. Knead it to a soft dough.
• Heat oil in a pan , splutter mustard seeds,add onion and green chilly. Saute till onion turns pink.Add in all the masala powder. Let the masala leave its aroma.Add in the shredded chicken.Mix well.
• Add Fennel seeds. Cook closed for 5 minutes. 
• Add curry leaves and chopped coriander leaves. Leave it to cool.
• Now add the prepared masala to the dough.Drizzle little oil on your palm, Mix well to nice dough.
• Now take small balls out of the dough.
• Place it on a greased butter paper, flatten it to a thin round shape with your palm.(If you are not getting a round shape, shape it using a round cutter).
• Heat a tawa, drizzle oil, cook for a couple of minutes on both sides until you see brown spots all over. 
• Serve hot with dates chutney.