Iddiyapam – From the kitchen of Kala Karthikeyan
2 cups of boiled rice
1 tbsp oil
1-2 cinnamon
4-5 dried red chillies
1 tsp black gram dal / urad dal
½ tsp mustard seeds / rai
2 curry leaves
1 lemon
Salt to taste
Pinch of turmeric powder
Method
Soak the boiled rice for 3-4 hours, wash it and then grind it.
Heat the oil, add the salt to the batter, then cook on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes.
To test, when you pat the batter with your finger, it should not stick to your fingers.
Keep it aside.
Heat the water in an idli steamer, put the dough in idli mould and steam it for 6-7 minutes.
Put the hot steamed dough in the iddiyapam machine and quickly turn the handle, so thin rice noodles will come out, keep it aside.
In a vessel, heat the oil, add cinnamon stick, dried red chillies, urad dal, rai, curry leaves, lemon juice, pinch of turmeric powder and then mix it.
Keep the iddiyapam noodles in a big vessel, pour the seasoning on top of it and mix it gently with your fingers.
Note: Never directly reheat the iddiyapam, if you want to serve hot, steam it.
Serve it with Korma and coconut chutney.