Greetings dear Plant power vegans community and my other Hiveans. Hope you enjoyed your weekend. For me, the weekend has passed so quickly because for the last 15 days, Iam occupied with tedious jobs.
Something that makes me happy is my kitchen, especially when its spick and span. So, here I am for the contest hosted by the 
This recipe is a real nostalgia, a traditional steemed recipe right from my grandma's time enjoyed by people of all age group. This is called Idiyappam in local language. But then, during my childhood I saw her doing all kinds of cooking in earthern stove as it was difficult to get gas connection in that remote village. Trust me, thise recipes in earthern stove had a special flavour.
So why wait? Shall we go ahead friends. To make this item you need an Idiyappam maker with handle. Here, it is easily available in marker. Because in most parts of South India people prefer this.
INGREDIENTS REQUIRED
- Rice flour - 1 glass
- Salt - as required
- Cooking Oil - 1 tsp
- Water - 3 glass
Sweet Side dish
- Coconut - 1/2 of 1 large coconutl
- Warm water - 1/2 cups
- Salt - a pinch
- Sugar - as per your taste.
STEP - 1
Take the required amount of rice flour and mix the salt with it. Now keep it aside while placing the water on stove to boil.
STEP - 2
Once the water starts to boil, reduce the flame and start pouring the hot water, little by little into the rice flour until it starts to form soft lunps. Now mix these lumps to form a soft dough. Keep it aside for 5 minutes.
STEP - 3
This is the Idiyappam Maker and the steamer used to make this recipe
Now, make oval balls out of the rice flour and place it in the Idiyappam Maker. And squeeze them into the vessel designed for this and steem it. If you do not have this particular vessel, squeeze in a plantain leaf and steam it.
Once done, keep it in the steamer for about 5 to 8 minutes in high flame. Gradually reduce the flame, and steam it for another 8 minutes.
Ready to be served hot hot..... with coconut milk.
STEP - 4
For Coconut milk, just add the required amount of warm water and keep aside for 10 minutes. Later squeeze them by hand and remove the milk or beat it on a mixer and extract the coconut milk using a strainer. Add a pinch of salt.
How to eat ?
Take Idiyappam in a plate, pour some coconut milk to it so that it geta immersed in it and add sugar as per your taste.
Ready to taste, here it is
Note : This goes well with Potato curry and chick peas curry as well. (for vegans)
Thankyou for your time and patience. Hope you enjoyed my traditional recipe. All photos were captured from my kitchen while cooking this recipe.
Have a wonderful day ahead !!!