Chicken Unnakaya
Hope #unnakaya fans are not upset with me . Unnakaya is a Kerala sweet snack made with plantain and scrambled egg and coconut . I saw a recipe of prawns made into like this in youtube kannur side kalmas - and that’s when it clicked let’s try in chicken with some add on to masala . This is made with rice and filling is chicken.
For chicken filling
Chicken-200 gm cubed
Ginger garlic-1 tsp
Red chili powder -1/2 tbs
Turmeric-1 tsp
Garam masala-1 tsp
Cumin -1/2 tsp
Fennel powder-1 tsp
Pepper powder -1 tsp
Marinate chicken with all the ingredients.
Onion -1 chopped
Green chili-2 chopped
Mint leaves -1 tbs
Coriander-1 tbs
Curry leaves -1 tsp
Fennel powder -1/2 tsp
Garam masala-1 tsp
Pepper powder -1 tsp
Egg -1 scrambled with salt and pepper
Onion -1 sliced
Cashew -1 tbs
Raisins-1 tbs
Ghee
In ghee fry onions , cashew and raisins and keep aside . Then scramble egg and keep aside . To pan add ghee and fry the marinated chicken , then add onion , green chili , curry leaves , mint and coriander. Add pepper , fennel powder and garam masala . Mix the fried onion mix and scrambled egg to the chicken and our chicken filling is ready .
For the unnakaya dough
Rice flour -1.5 cup (roasted rice flour / I have used amis rice powder , any is fine )
Water -1.5 cup boiling water
Carrot -1 grind to paste
Coconut paste - a/2 cup ( grind coconut , shallots , fennel powder, turmeric )
Coconut oil -1 tbs
Salt
To rice flour add the coconut oil , salt , carrot paste , and coconut paste . Mix it well . Now pour the boiling water and mix . Pour less first and then add more if needed . Knead to a soft dough and it’s ready .
Take a small ball fill the filling and steam to cook .
You can air fry the steamed rolls , or else pan fry in ghee or air fry (180 c -15 min , little ghee brushed ) . Personally I loved the air fryer one .