What comes to your mind when we say South Indian cuisine? One of the most popular answers is comfortable. As rich as the culture of South Indian regions is, the cuisine is delicious and pervasive. While some recipes gained global popularity, others were less explored. how we love dosa, idli and Vada! Is not it? But have you tried Idiyappam yet? Idiyappam is a popular snack that tastes best when paired with ishtev (or stew). Also called string hopper, (or nool pottu/noolappam), it is a rice noodle dish originating from kitchens in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Idiyappam consists of rice flour, which is pressed into noodles and women into a flat disc-like shape and steamed. According to food magician Ashwin Rajagopalan, idiyappam is also a popular dish in Sri Lanka, “Although it is not an everyday fare in most parts of South India, it is almost a staple in most parts of Sri Lanka. There is another important difference, while While Idiyappam white rice is prepared in most parts of South India, it is common to see both brown rice and white rice variants in Sri Lanka.”
Keeping in mind the popularity, we bring you a super easy recipe that will help you make Idiyappam at home in just 10 minutes. This recipe has been shared by food vlogger Ananya Banerjee (on her YouTube channel). Without further delay, let’s take a look at the recipe.
South Indian Special: How To Make Idiyappam in 10 Minutes:
- Dry roast the rice flour and keep it aside till it cools down.
- Put water in a pan and add some oil to it.
- Add rice flour and mix until you get a soft dough-like consistency.
- Place banana leaves on the idli maker and grease the leaves.
- Pour the rice flour dough into the idiyappam maker and form string like noodles in each cavity.
- Steam the Idiyappam for sometime and the Idiyappam is ready to eat.
- He is not everything. Ananya Banerjee also shared the recipe of Vegetable Issue in the video.
Check out the complete recipe of Idiyappam and Vegetable Stew here:
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