Iddiyappam

Grinding the batter

1. Soak the rice previous day or for 8 hrs.

   Wash the rice thoroughly before soaking grind the rice in grinder till it is smooth.

   Remove from grinder and put into a saucepan add salt and some oil.

   Fry the mixture till it becomes thick.

   Now put the mixture into iddiyappam maker. This machine allows you to make thing strings of the rice paste.

   Make the string hoppers on a plate with holes or idli plates.

   Cook in the idli maker or pressure cooker without adding the weight. It takes 20 minutes for the iddiyappam to cook.

   Serve with palm jaggery and coconut shavings.