Ingredients:-
Raw rice – 2 litres
Green chillies – 25
Salt – To taste
Asefoetida – 1 Teaspoon powdered
Lime – 4
Method:-
Wash the rice well, dry it and grind the rice and green chillies together.
Sieve it in a fine sieve.
Put water in an idly container, cover with and idly plate, put a damp idly cloth over it. When the water boils, spread the flour on the cloth as much as it holds and steam it for 10 minutes. Remove and repeat for remaining flour.
Add the limejuice, asafoetida and salt, mix well with little water and in the small idiyappam press, fill the mix, press it out into small round shapes on polythene sheets.
Dry for 1-2 days in the sun. Sprinkle water on the reverse side of the sheet and remove the vathal.
Dry them for 3 days. Store in containers when well – dried.
