Idiyappam or String Hopper is the Traditional South Indian and Srilankan food.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup Rice Flour
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1 1/4 cup of hot water
- Coconut milk (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS :
- Bring water to boil.
- Add rice flour and salt to a mixing bowl - Gradually add hot water and mix it until we get the soft dough.
- Add 1 tbsp oil to the dough and mix it to get a smooth, non sticky dough.
- Fill up this dough to the Idiyappam press.
- Grease the steamer plate (Idly plate) with the oil.
- Gently press the Idiyappam dough to the plate (as shown in video)
- Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the Instant Pot and place trivet inside.
- Keep the steamer plate inside and close the lid with venting position
- Set Steam- low pressure for 5 minutes (Note: Steam mode countdown in venting will not work, so set your timer for 5 minutes)
- Turn off instant pot after 5 minutes. Let it sit for 5 minutes then open the lid.
- Soft Idiyappam is ready, Serve it with coconut milk.
