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Steamed Rice Strings Iddiappam Nool Puttu


 Ingredients
Rice Flour                   2 cups
Ghee/cooking oil         1 tspn
Grated coconut           1 cup
Salt                              As per required

Method
Sieve the rice flour through a fine sieve
Add 1 tspn of ghee/cooking oil and required amount of salt to 3 cups of boiling water
Reduce the heat and add the rice flour gently and keep stirring until the rice flour is cooked
Finely blend the rice lumps to ensure that excess water evaporates (cooked well)
Allow to cool by transferring the contents into a wide plate coated with ghee
Blend the lumps smoothly and make into medium size balls
Use rice strainer as a steaming utensil by placing it on a vessel with water on the stove
Coat the rice strainer with oil and sprinkle grated coconut
Use a Murku maker and make rice strings into the rice strainer
Allow the steam to pass through the rice strainer for 3-5 minutes
Sprinkle some more grated coconut and transfer contents into a casserole
Can be served with coconut milk and sugar