Roasted rice flour - 1 cup
Coconut -½ (finely grated)
Cinnamon - 2-inch piece
Small onion - 5 nos
Chilli powder - ½ tsp
Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
Fenl powder - ½ tsp
Salt - to taste
Method
Crush small onions, chilli powder, turmeric powder and fenl powder and grind them up to a fine masala mixture.
Mix the grated coconut with roasted flour and masala mixture.
Add boiled water and salt to the mixture and knead it well. Mix the dough so well as to avoid any lumps. The consistency of the dough is kept solid. This dough forms the filling.
Now clean the chippi well. Scrap off unwanted matter that sticks on to the shells.
Split the chippi and stuff it with the filling that has been already prepared.
Steam for 10 minutes and is ready to serve when its slightly warm