Idiyappam/String Hoppers

INGREDIENTS:

Rice flour -1 Cup
Salt - as required
Oil -1/2 tsp
Hot Water - as required

METHOD:

1. In a bowl,add rice flour,salt,oil.

2.Boil water separately.Add boiled water little by little .

3.Since it would be hot to mix,mix with a spoon or fork.

4.When it cools a little bit,knead well with hands.

5.Boil water in a Pressure cooker and keep the vessel ready for placing idiyappam plates.

6.Take Idiyappam maker and smear with oil. Take a small ball of the dough and place it in idiyappam maker.

6.Press  Idiyappam maker over Idiyappam plates.Move from center to the edges in a circular way.

7.Keep the idly plates in pressure cooker and cook them for 8 minutes.

8.Idiyappam should be cooked and shouldn't stick when touched .

9.Serve it with veg kurma,Egg kurma, Chicken Kurma etc

Enjoy 😊

SCRIBBLED NOTES:

Buy a good quality rice flour or make homemade rice flour.

Don't overcook Idiyappam .

You can also use Murukku maker to make idiyappams

Idly/Dosa Batter - How to Make Batter for Soft Idly?

INGREDIENTS:

Raw Rice/Pacharisi - 4 Cups
White Urad Dal -1 Cup
Fenugreek Seeds - 1 Tbsp

METHOD:

1. Wash Raw rice with water well 4 to 5 times till the water is clear.
2. Wash Urad Dal separately in water.
3. Soak Rice , Fenugreek seeds  and Urad Dal separately in water for 8 hours or overnight.

4.Grind Soaked Urad Dal well and add little water if needed to make a fluffy Urad Dal batter.Dont add too much water.Urad Dal batter should be fluffy.Remove it from the grinder and keep it aside.

5.Grind Raw Rice until it's smooth.Add water little by little to grind the rice.

6.Mix Urad Dal batter with raw rice and beat them well at least for 10 minutes.Beating them well makes the batter more aerated and helps in easy fermentation.

Keep the mixed batter in a warm place for 7 to 8 hours or till batter ferments.

When it ferments mix well once and use else you can keep it in fridge.

7.Add salt to the batter before using them.Make Hot idlys and Dosas and serve with sambar or favorite chutneys