Idiyappam (nool puttu)

Ingredients

• 2 cups fine roasted rice flour
• About 2 cups boiling water
• 1 tsp coconut oil
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup grated coconut

Method

1. Put the rice flour and salt in a bowl. Add the coconut oil and pour in the boiling water little by little, stirring with a spoon.
2. When cool enough to handle, knead into a soft, smooth dough.
3. Sprinkle a little grated coconut on idli plates or banana-leaf pieces.
4. Fill the idiyappam press with dough and press out strings in circles onto the plates.
5. Steam for 8–10 minutes until cooked, and serve warm with stew, kadala curry or sweetened coconut milk.