Idiyappam recipes/lemon idiyappam/paruppu idiyappam recipes

Idiyappam recipes/lemon idiyappam recipes
Mayuras kitchen|February 2018|prep time : 15mins |Serves:2

Paruppu &lemon Idiyappam 

Ingredients :
Rice flour - 2 cups
Water - 4 cups
salt - as needed

How to prepare(plain idiyappam) :

1. Boil enough water until it starts boiling at the bottom(do not over boil,otherwise idiyappam will be hard to press)

2.Add salt n little oil in the idiyappam flour pour the water little by little and mix everything until the dough becomes very soft

3.cover the dough with the lid at least for 10 minutes

4.Mix everything well,take a lemon sized dough put in the idiyappam press

5.grease the idly plate and idiyappam press with a little oil,press the idiyappam in a circular way,one or two layer is enough in one plate

6.before that pour enough water in the idly steamer,let it come to boil(this step is to reduce too much time to cook the idiyappam)

7.place the idly plate with idiyappam on the idly steamer let it cook for 2 to 3minutes(2 minutes is enough but check once )make batches until u finish the dough

8.let it cool for a minute,now basic idiyappam is ready.

Method for lemon idiyappam:

Ingredients:

Oil - 1 tblsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Channa dal - 1 tblsp

Urid dal - 1 tblsp

Dried red chilli - 2

curry leaves - A sprig

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Hing - 1/2 tsp

lemon juice - 2 tblsp

How to prepare:

1.heat the pan with little oil,once the oil is hot add mustard seeds,channa dal,urid dal,red chillies,curry leaves and add turmeric add the end

2.switch off the flame and add lemon juice and salt(adding salt at this stage is it  helps not to turn the lemon juice bitter)

3.now break the idiyappam using tip of your fingers roughly separate the idiyappam(which we prepared already) 

4.now,add the idiyappam to the pan and mix gently check for the salt(if you it should be hot then you can switch on the gas n heat for a min)

5.now, lemon idiyappam is ready.