Coconut Idiyappam

Coconut Idiyappam is a delightful South Indian dish made from rice flour and fresh coconut. To prepare it, start by boiling two cups of water with a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of oil. Gradually mix this boiling water into one cup of flour to form a soft dough. Grease an idiyappam plate and fill an idiyappam maker with a portion of the dough, pressing it out in circular shapes onto the plate. Top the rice strings with fresh grated coconut and steam for about 5 minutes. Once done, sprinkle with a little sugar and a pinch of cardamom powder, then mix well for a deliciously sweet and aromatic treat.

This is a sweet dish made by mixing of coconut and sugar to the Idiyappam. Try these other idiyappam recipes

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  Idiyappam

  Difficulty: Easy

  This plain Idiyappam is a classic Kerala breakfast dish made with rice flour. It can also be served with coconut gratings

  Cuisine: Indian, Kerala
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  Idiyappam Upma

  Difficulty: Easy

  An idiyappam dish made with coconut, onion and green chillies

  Cuisine: Indian, Tamil

Coconut Idiyappam Recipe

Coconut Idiyappam

Recipe by S Kamala

Course: BreakfastCuisine: Indian, KeralaDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

0

minutes

Cooking time

10

minutes

This is a sweet dish and it is just a mixing of coconut and sugar to the Idiyappam.

Ingredients

• Rice flour – 1 cup

• Salt – a pinch

• Oil – 1 teaspoon

• Fresh coconut gratings – 1/4 cup

• Sugar – 2 to 3 teaspoons or as per taste

• Cardamom Powder – a pinch

Directions

• Bring two cups of water to boil. Add a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of oil to the boiling water. Add one cup of flour in a bowl. Add the boiling water little by little and stir with a wooden spoon. Make a soft dough.
• Grease idiyappam plate. Take a small quantity of dough and put it in the Idiyappam maker. Press on the greased plate circle wise.
• Add fresh grated coconut on top of rice strings. Steam it for 5 minutes and remove it.
• Add little sugar and a pinch of cardamom powder. Mix it.