Idiyappam- A Traditional South Indian Breakfast Item

Idiyappam is something that I make more often for breakfast. It is very easy to make and requires only few ingredients.

Idiyappam is made with rice flour. You can make your own rice flour or else it is available in any Indian store. My mother is a great believer in home made stuff. She makes things like pickle, rice flour, masala mix etc. herself.  It tastes different and is much more delicious than the store brought stuff.

So,  to make your own rice flour, you need to wash and soak white rice 'pachari' overnight. Drain completely.  Then grind it into a fine powder in a grinder. Roast it for a few minutes till you get the aroma, cool and store in an air tight container. Quite a lot of work,  right? Go for the store brought and be happy :)

Idiyappam is a traditional South Indian breakfast and goes well with chicken curry, egg curry, green peas etc. I prefer either egg curry or green peas curry. It is delicious, healthy and extremely easy to make. What else can you ask for, right? So lets get straight to the recipe. Shall we?


Ingredients:

For Idiyappam (this makes 10-12 medium size idiyappams)

1 cup rice flour
warm water as needed
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup grated coconut

For Green Peas:

1 cup green peas (soak overnight)
1/2 of a medium size onion
Ginger 1"
Garlic - 1-2 cloves
Vegetable oil 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Curry leaves - a few
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
2-3 Green chillies
1/2 tsp coriander powder

Preparation:

Idiyappam:

Boil 1 cup water. Take the flour in a bowl. Add the salt and sugar. Mix. Now add the warm water little by little and mix it with a spoon.  Keep adding the water till a dough is formed. Now knead it with your fingers. It doesnt need lot of kneading. Cover and keep it aside for 10 min.

Slightly oil the idli plates and keep aside.

Transfer the dough into a 'seva nazhi' and press it onto the idli plates. Top it with grated coconut.

Boil some water in an idli maker. When it starts boiling, put the idli plates back and steam for 10 min.

Idiyappam ready!

Green Peas curry:

Soak the green peas overnight. Add some salt and cook them in a pressure cooker.

Once cooked, slightly mash the green peas and keep aside.

Slice the onion, ginger, garlic and green chillies.

 

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When it splutter, add ginger, garlic, onion, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute till onion changes color and becomes transcluscent. Add turmeric powder. Mix.

Now add the cooked green peas. Add water if needed. Add salt if needed. Cover and cook for 10 min in low flame.

Serve hot with a cup of tea :) Have a great morning!!