Ragi Idiyappam

Idiyappam / string hopper is a break fast items popular in tamil nadu, kerala and sri lanka . Usually it made with a rice flour and they are white in colour. Idiyappam, a steam cooked meal is easy to digest and hence it is prepared as a dinner also. Recently idiyappam with ragi flour has became popular among dieticiants and they are recommend it to many.

So we can see readymade dried ragi idiappam also in stores. It is very convenient for a quick meal. Making fresh idiyappam is also very easy and tasty. So try this simple and healthy recipe at home. and let me comment how it is......

Preparation Time : 5 mins

Cooking Time : 15 mins

Serve - 4 to 5 
Recipe Category - breakfast
Recipe Cuisine - Indian

INGREDIENTS :

Ragi flour - 1 1/2 cup

Water - 2 cup (warm)

Curd - 1/2 cup

Salt - as needed

Coconut oil - 2 tbspn

Method :

• Take ragi flour in a bowl, add in salt, curd, and coconut oil and pour little by little over the flour and mix to get a soft chapati dough stage.
• And roll it in to ball, and let it rest for 10 mins.
• Take some portion of dough and stuff inside the idiyappam press (idiyappam nazhi).
• Squeeze the strings in continuous fasion. And place inside idly cooker or idiyappam steamer let it steam for 10 mins. 
• After 10 mins open it and take out and serve it immediately or store in a airtight container.
• Likewise steam all the idiyappams. The popular side dish are sheredded coconut with sugar but i choose coconut chutney for this idiyappam.

PICTORIAL :

Take your ingredients

Take flour in a bowl

Add in curd

Add in salt

Add in coconut oil 

Sprinkle some warm water

Knead it with your hands

Make it a soft dough

Take your idiyappam press

Take some dough and fillit into the press

Squeeze the strings in continuous fasion. 

Place  inside idly cooker or idiyappam steamer

Allow to stream it for 10 mins 

After 10 mins open it 

Take out once it cooked 

Serve immediately

I serve it with coconut chutney

Enjoy it.....