Rice noodles/Shevai/Idiyappam

Recipe Type : Indian                                                                        Yield : 6
Preparation Time : 25 mins                                                             Cooking Time : 45 mins

Ingredients :
2 cups Sonamasuri rice
1 cup fresh grated coconut
5 cups water
salt

Method :
1. Soak Sonamasuri rice in water for 4 hours.
2. Grind soaked rice, 1.5 cups water and coconut to form fine paste.
3. Take out ground batter in a bowl. Now pour 3.5 cups water and add salt. Mix well.
4. Heat a thick bottom pan (kadai).
5. Pour this batter onto the pan. Continuously stir it.

6. Once all water dries off, it forms a huge mass. Allow it to cool a little.

7. Prepare oval shapes.
8. Heat a steamer containing water (idli cooker).
9. Now place the oval shaped dough in the steamer. Close the lid. Steam for 20 mins.

10. Take a rice-noodles making mold (idiyappam mold or shevai daante in Konkani).
11. Place this steamed dough. Press or turn it to get rice noodles. Place a plate to hold rice noodles. Repeat this step for each steamed dough.

12. Serve with sambar/ pickle or chutney and coconut oil.


Coconut churna/ Coconut with jaggery:
1 cup grated coconut
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
1/2 cup jaggery powder

In a bowl mix all ingredients.