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Idiyappam Recipe | Nool Puttu Recipe | String Hoppers

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Total time
30 min
Serves
6
Cuisine
Indian
Idiyappam Recipe | Nool Puttu Recipe | String Hoppers

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Rice Flour
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 cups Water ((or as needed))
  • 1 tbsp Sesame Oil ((or ghee))

Steps

  1. 1

    Bring water to a full boil. Take rice flour in a bowl. Add salt to it and mix well. Pour hot water over it and mix well. Once it starts to come together, cover the bowl with a lid and let it sit for 5 mins. After 5 mins, add one tablespoon of ghee or sesame oil and knead to form it into a soft dough. Cover the dough with wet cloth and set aside.

  2. 2

    Now take your string hopper maker and fill it with the dough. Oil the idli plates as well(if you want) Spin the idiyappam maker so that you will press the idiyappam dough as threads over it..

  3. 3

    Stack the plate and place inside idli maker and steam it for 8 to 10 mins. Remove once steamed and serve with chutney or tomato curry.

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