RICE FLOUR NOODLES

                                  IDIYAPPAM /NOOL APPAM

Cuisine :Kerala

Serves-2 -3

Ingredients

Rice flour- 1 ½ cups

Salt as needed

Water as needed

Oil -1 tbp + I tbsp or more to grease the trays/moulds

Coconut scrapings-as needed (optional)

Method.

1.Take a large mixing bowl. Add in the dry ingredients .ie. rice flour and salt.mix well.

2.Take 1 1/2 cups of water in a pan and bring to a boil. 

3.Once it starts bubbling switch off the flame. Add the water slowly into the dry ingredients .Mix well. 

4.Once everything is roughly mixed, close the pan /vessel with a lid and keep it on the desk undisturbed for 5 – 10 minutes. Meanwhile the flour also will be cooled and half cooked.

5.Once the dough is cooled add a tbsp of oil(Sometimes more oil will be required.it depends on the brand of rice powder you are using) and knead the dough till it comes together and attains a soft and smooth texture.

dough is ready 

6.Now take a portion of it and insert it into a idiyappam presser and  press it and pour the noodles into the moulds/tray/idli mould in a circular motion.

Note:  Dont forget to grease the tray or mould with oil ahead

idiyappam press

pouring rice noodles  into the moulds/idli tray

                                       

                                               tray /mould is ready to go into the steamer

7.Steam it in a cooker or steamer for 8- 10 minutes.

steamer 

      Note:steamer has 2 portions
      Bottom portion :where water is added
     Top portion:where we stack 3 set of trays one above the other                      

8.After 10 minutes open the lid, lift the tray and keep it on the desk.Wait few minutes, after that if we are able to remove it from the mould easily, it means idiyappams are cooked well.

CAN BE EASILY REMOVED ROM THE MOULD

IDIYAPPAM/RICE NOODLES/NOOL APPAM

9.Serve them with curry of your choice like chickpea curry or spicy vegetable stew or chicken curry                                                       

                                                 

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