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Ragi Idiyappam Recipe

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Total time
30 min
Serves
4
Cuisine
Indian
Ragi Idiyappam Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Ragi Flour
  • 1/4 cup Store Bought Rice Flour
  • Salt to taste
  • Water around 2 cups
  • 1 tsp Gingelly Oil / Indian Sesame Oil

For Chutney

  • 1 cup grated Fresh Coconut
  • 5 to 6 Green Chillies
  • 2 tsp Tamarind Pulp
  • Curry leaves a small handful
  • Salt to taste
  • Water as needed

For Seasoning

  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku

Steps

For Ragi Idiyappam

  1. 1

    Heat water to a boil. Remove it.

  2. 2

    Take ragi flour in a kadai and roast it for 5 mins. Add in rice flour and salt to it and mix well.

  3. 3

    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 15 mins.

  4. 4

    After 15 mins, add a tsp of oil and Form it into a soft dough.

  5. 5

    Now take your string hopper maker and fill it with the dough.

  6. 6

    Oil the idli plates as well(if you want)

  7. 7

    Spin the string maker so that you will get the dough as threads over it.

  8. 8

    Stack the plate and steam it for 8 to 10 mins.

  9. 9

    Remove and serve with chutney or tomato curry.

For Chutney

  1. 10

    Take all the ingredients in a blender and make it into a smooth puree.

  2. 11

    Transfer that to a bowl add some more water.

  3. 12

    Make seasoning by heating oil and crackling mustard in it. Pour this over the chutney and mix well.

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