Idiyaapam

Ingredients:

• Raw Rice - 3 cups

• Coconut grated - 1/2 cup (optional)

• Salt to taste

**Method: **

Soak rice in water for 4 hrs, then dry it. Grind to make fine powder. In a dry pan, warm the powder for 5 min or until slightly roasted. Sieve. Mix warm water and salt to make a smooth dough. Take a ball sized dough and put into the idiyyapam/murukku mould (with tiny holes plate) and make it in a thread like form on idli plates. Steam this for 5 minutes in the pressure cooker. Remove and toss with grated coconut.

Served with any khurmas or plain coconut milk and sugar.