Idiyappam

Ingredients

Rice flour, salt and water.

To prepare flour you can try any of the method listed below.

Method 1: Take any ready made rice flour and dry roast till raw smell goes. Dont burn them to get brown color!

Method 2: Soak raw rice in water for 2 Hrs. Then drain water and place over cloth or paper to remove wetness and then grind in mixi in batches and sieve them to nice flour. Before preparation steam the flour or dry roast.

Method 3: Take 3:1 ratio of raw rice and boiled rice and give it in Mill and grind them atleast thrice to get nice flour.

Preparation
1. Boil water and add salt to it. switch off the flame and add flour little by little to Hot water until you get smooth and soft dough.(You can add water to the flour as well)

2. Make them big balls and put in idiyapa Achu and squeeze the dough in idiyapa plates or Idly plate and steam it for 8 to 10 min.

Note
1. Once the dough is ready you can make balls and keep it in hot pack so that the warmness is retained. It will be easy to squeeze when the dough is hot. If dough is dry the Idiyappam will not be soft.

2. The same dough can be used for outer layer of kozhukattai.
3. Reduce water and add warm milk say 1/2 cup and try making the dough. It will be soft and you also get nice white color.