Cookbook:Idiyappam (South Indian Rice Noodles)

| Cuisine of India

Idiyappam (rice noodles) is a South Indian food, usually served for breakfast.

Ingredients

 * 1 cup raw (i.e. not roasted) rice flour
 * 1 cup water (hot water preferred by some)
 * ½ cup grated coconut
 * 1 tsp ghee
 * Salt to taste

Procedure

 * 1) Mix rice flour with hot water and salt.
 * 2) Knead it into a smooth dough.
 * 3) Press the dough through an idiyappam presser or sieve onto banana leaves on which a little grated coconut has been sprinkled. Alternatively, press it directly onto an idli pan without banana leaves.
 * 4) Steam for 5–10 minutes. Some people add a little grated coconut on top before steaming.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * Idiyappams may be served with egg curry or brown chickpea (kadala) curry. In some places it is eaten dipped in fresh coconut milk mixed with sugar.