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🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Idiappam

🇮🇳 Indian

Tamil idiappam (string hoppers) — soft rice-flour nests steamed and served with stew, kurma or sweet coconut milk.

Prep 20 min Cook 25 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Salt1 tsp
  • Rice Flour2 cups, roasted

Optional extras

  • Sugarfor sweet serving optional
  • Coconut Milkfor serving optional
  • Coconut Oil1 tsp for greasing
  • Grated Coconut1/4 cup for garnish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Mix roasted rice flour with salt and boiling water into a soft dough.

  2. 2

    Press through an idiappam maker into nests on steamer plates.

  3. 3

    Steam 8–10 minutes until set and springy.

  4. 4

    Fluff gently.

  5. 5

    Serve with vegetable stew, coconut milk and sugar, or spicy kurma.

Chef's tip

Water must be boiling hot — lukewarm water makes sticky, unbroken strings.

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