Idiyappam or String Hoppers is a traditional dish from Southern India. It goes by different names . For eg. Idiyappam in Kerala & Tamilnadu, Nool Puttu and Shevige in Karnataka. It is a famous breakfast item down south and is served with potato stew/ vegetable stew/ egg curry/ sweetened coconut milk etc. Here’s the recipe for Idiyappam:
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List of ingredients
Rice flour, salt and oil
Step-wise recipe with pictures
Heat water in a pan. When it starts boiling, add salt and a tsp of oil.
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Add rice flour and keep stirring until it absorbs all the water.
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Turn off the heat and keep the pan covered for 10 minutes.
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Once the mixture has cooled a bit, knead into a smooth dough.
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Shape the dough into cylindrical roll. Grease the chakli maker with oil and place the noodle mould in it.Fill the dough into the chakli maker.
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Grease idli mould with oil. Press the idiyappam dough into idli moulds in a circular manner.
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Keep the idli plates in a steamer and steam for 10 minutes.
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Serve idiyappam with veg stew pr sweetened coconut milk or egg ghee roast.
Recipe Card
Idiyappam
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice flour
- 2 cups of water
- Salt as per taste
- 1 tsp oil
Instructions
- Heat 2 cups of water in a pan.
- When it starts boiling, add salt and a teaspoon of oil.
- Add the rice flour and keep stirring till it absorbs all the water.
- Turn off the heat and keep the pan covered for 10 minutes.
- Once the flour has cooled a little, knead it to a smooth dough.
- Shape the dough into a cylindrical roll.
- Grease the chakli maker with oil and place the sev/noodle mould in it.
- Fill the dough into the chakli maker.
- Grease the idli plates with oil and press the idiyappam dough into the idli moulds in a circular manner.
- Heat water in a steamer.
- Place the idli plates in the steamer and steam for 10 minutes.
- Serve steamed idiyappam with vegetable stew or potato stew or sweetened coconut milk.
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