Idiyappam Recipe | Nool Puttu Recipe | String Hoppers

Idiyappam Recipe with step by step pictures. Soft idiyappam also known as String hoppers or Nool puttu made with rice flour, salt, oil and hot water. Basically it looks like seviyan or sevai made using a special idiyappam maker. Along with puttu and appam, idiyappam is a popular breakfast in kerala. Serve this vegan and gluten free breakfast dish with coconut chutney, kurma or chicken curry. For sweet breakfast, enjoy idiyappam with coconut milk, sugar or jaggery.

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Servings: servings

Calories: 216kcal

Equipment

Idiyappam Maker
Idli Steamer

Ingredients

▢ 2 cups Rice Flour
▢ Salt to taste
▢ 2 cups Water (or as needed)
▢ 1 tbsp Sesame Oil (or ghee)

Instructions

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Bring water to a full boil. Take rice flour in a bowl. Add salt to it and mix well. 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 5 mins. After 5 mins, add one tablespoon of ghee or sesame oil and knead to form it into a soft dough. Cover the dough with wet cloth and set aside.
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Now take your string hopper maker and fill it with the dough. Oil the idli plates as well(if you want) Spin the idiyappam maker so that you will press the idiyappam dough as threads over it..
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Stack the plate and place inside idli maker and steam it for 8 to 10 mins. Remove once steamed and serve with chutney or tomato curry.

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Notes

You have to use hot boiling water to make idiyappam dough. If you use warm water or cold water which affects the soft idiyappam texture.
Pour hot water over the rice flour and mix it well. leave for few minutes till it cools a little. Once it gets warm enough to handle, you can use your hands to knead till soft.
For steaming you can use banana leaf, idiyappam bamboo plates, greased idiyappam plates or idli plates.

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