Idiappam or Steamed Rice Noodles is a popular breakfast dish of Kerala cuisine. Made with rice flour, salt and water this forms a great combo with both veg and non-veg curries. Idiappam-stew is a heavenly combo and is commonly served during traditional occasions. Idiappam is also known as Nool Puttu(Nool-String)/String Hoppers.
How to make Idiappam?
To make Idiappam you need an Idiappam mould, Idli tray and a Steamer/Pressure Cooker. The Idiappam mould has three parts- The presser, the mould and a perforated lid. The Idiappam dough is placed inside a cylindrical shaped mould closed with a perforated lid at the bottom. The presser is then fitted to the top of the mould, the handle of the presser is rotated compressing the dough that passes through the perforated lid transforming it into strings which are placed on the Idli tray kept below. The Idli trays containing the dough are then steamed using either an Idli steamer/pressure cooker for about 10-12 minutes.
Tips for making soft Idiappam
Certain steps have to be followed for making soft idiappams. The rice flour should only be mixed with salted boiling water. The boiling water is slowly added to the flour with continuous stirring. Allow the mixture to cool slightly before kneading to make a smooth dough. The dough should be made with right amount of water for obtaining the right texture of idiappams. Addition of ghee/oil to water also aids in making soft idiappams.
Serving Idiappam
Idiappams form a great combo with either of the following dishes: Lamb Curry, Kadala curry, Spicy Potato Stew, Ishtu, Mutton stew or Chicken curry. It may also be served with dry dishes like: Egg Roast, Kerala Beef Roast, Beef Ularthu(Roast) or Chicken Ularthu.
Ingredients:
Rice Flour - 2 cups
Boiling water - 2 cups(approx)
Ghee/Oil - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Grated coconut
Method:
- Dry roast the rice flour at low-medium heat for about 8-10 minutes with continuous stirring. Do not allow the colour of flour to change. If you are using store bought puttu flour/idiappam flour you may skip this process of roasting. Keep roasted flour aside.
- Bring water to boil in a vessel, add enough salt and ghee/oil.
- When water starts boiling, turn off heat and immediately add it to the flour and stir so that the water gets incorporated well.
- Stop adding water when you see that the flour has enough moisture to be made into a non sticky dough.
- Let it cool a little and make a smooth dough with slight kneading. The dough shouldnt be sticky.
- Grease the idli trays well with ghee/oil.
- Fill the dough in the idiappam mould fitted with the perforated lid at the bottom. Place an idly tray below.
- Close the mould and rotate the handle so that the presser moves downwards compressing the dough forcing it to pass through the perforated lid in the form of strings.
- When a thin layer is formed place some grated coconut and continue to make another layer of strings.
- Continue this process until all the moulds of the idli trays are filled.
- Stack the trays one above the other, keep it in a pressure cooker filled with enough water for the steaming process and steam for about 10-12 minutes. The process I followed was-cook on high heat until steam starts coming out of the nozzle of the cooker, reduce heat to low-medium and continue steaming process for 10-12 minutes.
- Unmould the idiappams from the idli trays.
- Serve hot.
Pooja.
You may serve Idiappam with:
99 comments:
Awesome Idiappam's Poojs. My favourite:).
Thanks Dhanya :) Mine too!
Awesome Idiappams. I have to find a kerali friend to make it for me now...
Thanks HCOF :) Hehe actually you can make it..its easy once you have all the required utensils!
Hi Pooja,
Idiappam looks good,Kids will definately love it due to its noodle texture.
Delicious Idiappam Pooja... one of fav dish ... usually make both sweet and savory ... yours has come out perfect and nice step by step details for making them :)
WoW! awsome ..One of my friends Soumya ./she makes this all the time ..R u Mangalorean ?
Nice pictures Pooja...can you pls pass me on that plate of idiyappam and chicken curry :)
Idiyappam looks just perfect Pooja..As u mentioned in our area its known as Nool puttu but i am not good in making this,my hubby makes nicely,his fav too..
Thanks Bhawna :) You are right dear! I used to love this a lot when I was a kid and if you have big idli tray then you can make it more bigger and flatter :)
Thanks Padma :) Yes my mom makes the sweet ones too but I prefer savoury ones with spicy curries :)
Thanks Mangala :) No dear..am a Keralite :)
Thanks Gita :) Sure you are most welcome!
Thanks Vrinda :) Frankly I messed this up the first time I made it and idiappams turned out rock hard. Learnt it gradually :)
These rice noodles sounds delicious - would love to try!
Tasty idiappams pooja, i use little small holes in the presser. Looks tempting with chicken curry dear! am drooling over them here ;)
Tasty idiappams pooja, i use little small holes in the presser. Looks tempting with chicken curry dear! am drooling over them here ;)
Wow...My Favorite...Looks great..The tips are really helpful..
i cant believe u made them from scratch. u r rocking! :)
It's been so long since I made idiappam. I love it but don't have the utensils here. Yum yum .....nice pics.
nice combo...
hi pooja,
Looks yummm...lovely pics, we make idiappams more or less he same way in konkani we call it sevai...I love home made hot sevai ....it's quite a task to make it! good job girlie :)
Enjoy!
Looks awesome Pooja and nice detail recipe...I'll try for sure...
Hi Pooja.
A good try indeed. I love idiyappam .A friend of our's used to saute it with onions and spices and they used to be really yummy.
Woww one of my favourite, feel like having rite now with coconut milk and sugar!!yummmm!!!mouthwatering!
hey pooja, another traditional dish from you :) never made these at home, hmm after ishtu this is on my to do list :)
Woww... awesome dear.. simply superb.. nice clicks!!
Idiyappam looks so tasty perfect. Looks great.
wow..looks yummy dear
Delicious pooja,i remembered by school days when my friends used to get these with veg curry.
Heard about this bout never had this ... Looks so yummy & delicious ... After this recipe , will try now ....
looks just wonderful... this requires a lot of effort and skill. admire you for that. As kids we used to eat this doused in loads of elachi flavoured coconut milk sweetened with jaggery.
hey Pooja, u have a cute collection of utensils and idiappam looks good, never tried it!!!
Wow!!!! Idiyappam is my favourite...its heaven with Mutta curry!!!
Nice picture too!!!
WOW~ this recipe reminds me of my childhood, I love to have this with milk and sugar :) Yumm
Thanks Natasha :) Do give a try some time. You would love it :)
Thanks Sanghi :) Idiappam with non veg curry is my favourite combo :)
Thanks Priya :)
Thanks Vibaas :) Its not difficult to make this if you follow the tips :)
Thanks Smitha :) Yes I know..I bought these from my home town!
Thanks Ms.Sailaja :)
Thanks Suparna :) Nice to learn another name :)
Thanks Priti :) Do try it!
Thanks Pari :) Wow that would be really good. Frankly I have never had that way!
Thanks Priya :) Yes its so tasty :)
Thanks Parita :) Do give this a try too! It would taste great with ishtu :)
Thanks Hari Chandana :)
Thanks Valar :)
Thanks Shama :)
Thanks Varunavi :) Its a lovely combo :)
Thanks Dolon :) Do give a try dear :)
Thanks Bergamot :) Wow that is a tempting combo!
Thanks Aruna :) You would love it!
Thanks Sarah :) Yes its heavenly with mutta curry :)
Thanks Ann :) Yes its so tasty!
Wow nice dish pooja.I never heard and taste this dish.I will defnetiely try this recipe.What else pooja?
Thanks Vineela :) Do try it. Kids would love this with curries. And since its steamed its healthy too! Everything going on fine here dear! Hope your computer problem gets resolved soon!
Idiappams look very beautiful.
Awesome looking idiappam Pooja....looks too tempting....
Wow....looks yum.....
Thanks Lakshmi :)
Thanks Preeti :)
I've all those equipment needed ,murruku maker and idli stand,will try these noodles for sure,looks yum with the stew.
About the event query,since we are making a complete meal,keep all the 3 courses(dishes) together in one post.any other questions ,do ask :)
oh, I have never tried or even heard of idiappams before! It looks like so much fun to eat!
super.. the combo is a hit. ishtu and idiyaapam.... mmm yummy
Idiappams looks so soft...this is my all time fav to hav wth chicken curry.. :) snap is just superb.. :)
the comment you posted was really nice..im so sorry that i missed sm of ur posts..bt u knw that mostly im d one who posts fst comment for ur each post.sorry for the delay of 2weeks i made to peep into ur blog..actual reason was something else..was taking bed rest for 2weeks..i didn want to include it in my blog entry so thought of telling here..im fine nw..n expecting for mini Lena / Mini Rashmin in another 7months.. :) lol..so nw i think, u wl excuse for my delay..this comment became like an essay..i wl catch u in orkut..so v can chit chat.. :)
Pooja, this is my favourite! idiyappam with chicken curry looks so tempting! nice post...
Pooja,first visit to your blog.How are ya doing ?
hey,your blog looks gorgeous...adding you.expect me here soon..
It looks so good.I have always wanted to make Palappam and Idiappam but they never turn out well.Well,will try this recipe out.Yours looks delish.
I need to just go and LIVE in south india for a while, just so I can work my way through all the delicious food! You've shown me yet another dish that I've never seen before. Now I'm mad that we don't have proper south indian restaurants around here ... I mean the ones that sell something OTHER than idlis & dosas! Therez obviously so much more they could be offering!
Thanks Yasmeen :) And do try this..you would really love it! And thanks for clearing my doubt. Will send in something for the event!
Yes it is indeed Sophia :) Soft n spongy it was a favourite right from my childhood days :)
Thanks Mahimaa :) Yes they go together!
Thanks Lena :) Hey I'm so happy for you! That is really great news! Congrats! Hope you are doing good and take good care of yourself! Reg: commenting on blog I dont have a prob dear..I know how hard it is to keep up with the updates when life is so busy. It takes a lot of time n patience! So dont worry about that! Enjoy and devote much time to yourself. I need to create a new orkut profile which I'll be doing soon(I had deleted my old one due to unwanted interferences) and will give you a friend request :)
Thanks Lissie :) Idiappam with non veg curries is my favourite too!
Thanks a lot Ann for dropping by :) Will see you!
Thanks Shri :) Yes I understand..I too had a siilar problem when I started cooking. Lots of tales to tell..hehe..dont worry..it would work out fine!
Thanks Muneeba :) Actually some breakfast dishes like Idiappam, Appam are Kerala specialities and I know how difficult it is to find a South Indian restuarant outside the state that offers these!I have never found one in US that has Idiappam/Appam in their menu other than idli dosa. Craved a lot for it at that point of time that I decided to make it myself :)
Never tried Idiappam even though I visited Kerala couple of times! This looks delicious. Being a veggie, Can't comment on the Chicken dish though :-D
i saw these on many blogs so many times but don't have all the tools to make it :(..but looks so delicious..
Hat's off to you Pooja for making all these at home-your hubby probably doesn't miss Kerala at all!Lucky hubby :)
Thnaks Srilakshmi :) Oh then you should try this! You would definitely love it :)
Thanks Preety :) Yeah this cannot be made without those utensils :(
Thanks Sweta :) After coming here we used to miss the traditional dishes a lot until I learnt n started making. There is only one Indian restuarant in our place and that too we dont get Kerala dishes other than the South Indian dosa/idli. For me having these makes me feel closer to home :)
my all time fav idiappams...just love it...looks soft and good pooja....
Lovely idiyapams pooja. Amma used to do this. I never tried this. Will try ur version. Looks superb.
Thanks Sushma :)
Thanks Ammu :) Do give a try sometime!
ente ponne!! its sheer torture for me to see through these pics...idiappam is easly one of my fav breakfasts....there is a homely feel to this dish coz u dont get often in restaurants too..
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Thanks Mathew :) Yes my favourite too and since I dont find it in any restaurant here I started making it myself..trials n errors inte tale vere :)
Thanks Rekha for the invite :)
Thanks Rekha for the invite :)
looks very authentic pooja
Looks awesome Pooja and nice detail recipe...I'll try for sure...
Idiyappam with that spicy curry makes me drooling:)
Thanks Rahin :)
Thanks Webay :)
Thanks Vicky :) My favourite combo!
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