Idiyappam / Sevai / String hopper

Ingredients

• Roasted rice flour - 1.5 cup
• Boiling water approximately- 1¼ - 1½ cups
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Salt

Preparation

• Allow water to boil and add a tsp of oil and salt. Now off the flame and add the boiled water little by little to the rice flour and make a soft dough. Knead it well and keep aside.
• Now take the idiyappam maker and grease it with oil and fill the dough. Grease the idly plate with oil before pressing.
• Press it in on idly plate (long strings).  
• Now heat the idly pot and place the plate inside the steam and allow to cook for 10 mins in high flame and 5 min in low flame. Switch off the stove.
• Remove and serve plain idiyappam hot with coconut milk, veg kurma and coconut chutney.
• You can also make different flavours tomato, coconut and lemon idiyappam.
• Enjoy the taste of south Indian samayal recipes. 

Sweet Idiyappam

Ingredients

• Plain idiyappam /  string hoppers – 1 cup
• Ghee 1 tsp
• Banana (optional) - 1 (smashed/ cut into small pieces)
• Coconut - 2 tbsp
• Sugar/organic sugar as per taste

Preparation

• In a bowl, add plain idiyappam then add all the ingredients and mix well
• Make balls and serve.
• Kids love these kind of food, healthy and yummy.
• Enjoy the taste of south Indian samayal recipes.