Idiyappam recipe | idiyappam in hindi | nool puttu | Kerala style idiyappam with rice flour

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice flour / akki hittu
• 1 1/4 cups water
• Salt, to taste
• 1 tsp oil

Steps

1. Dry-roast the rice flour for 2 minutes over low heat. Set aside until completely cool.
2. While the flour cools, put 1¼ cups water in a pan.
3. Add the salt along with the oil.
4. Bring the water to a boil after stirring it thoroughly.
5. Add the roasted rice flour after lowering the flame further.
6. Mix without stopping until it forms a dough.
7. After switching off the flame, cover the dough and rest it for 5 minutes.
8. With wet hands, knead and mix the dough together.
9. Take care, because the dough will be very hot.
10. Fit the noodle mould into the chakli maker.
11. Prevent the dough from sticking to the mould by greasing the chakli maker with some oil.
12. Shape the dough into a cylinder and put it into the maker. Keep the rest covered so it does not harden.
13. Begin making the idiyappam once the lid is tightened.
14. Press the dough out in a circular motion onto a greased idli plate.
15. Steam for 10 minutes.
16. Accompany the idiyappam with tomato kurma or sweet coconut milk and finish with coconut oil on top.