South Indian

Idiyappam (Kerala Steamed Rice Noodle Nests)

Name: Idiyappam (Kerala Steamed Rice Noodle Nests)
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups rice flour, roasted for idiyappam; 2.25 cups water; 3/4 tsp salt; 1 tbsp neutral oil

Ramya R. @ramya_r

Idiyappam (Kerala Steamed Rice Noodle Nests) is South Indian home cooking, eaten at breakfast and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

35 min Medium Heart healthy Low sodium Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

2 cups rice flour, roasted for idiyappam
2.25 cups water
3/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp neutral oil

How to cook it

Bring the water to a boil with the salt and a teaspoon of oil, then pour it over the rice flour and mix quickly with a spoon until it comes together into a soft dough.
While still warm, knead the dough briefly with lightly oiled hands until smooth and pliable.
Fill an idiyappam press with the dough and squeeze it directly onto greased idli plates or steamer trays in circular, layered nests.
Steam the trays over boiling water for 8 minutes, until the strands look glossy and set.
Lift out the nests carefully and serve warm.

Watch how to cook Idiyappam (Kerala Steamed Rice Noodle Nests)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

Serve it with

A South Indian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Idiyappam (Kerala Steamed Rice Noodle Nests), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

What it is eaten with
- Bajra Bhakri (Pearl Millet Flatbread)
  
  35 min
The sharp little thing
- Coconut Chutney
  
  15 min
Something cool and fresh
- Fried Vadam
  
  10 min

A course labelled with another kitchen's name comes from a cuisine in the same family, which is where this plate usually borrows it from.

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Idiyappam (Kerala Steamed Rice Noodle Nests) carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.

Every tracked allergen in Idiyappam (Kerala Steamed Rice Noodle Nests)
Allergen	In this dish
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	No
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 170 kcal
Protein: 3 g
Carbs: 38 g
Fat: 1 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sugar: 0 g
Sodium: 280 mg
Saturated fat: 0 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Idiyappam (Kerala Steamed Rice Noodle Nests) takes about 35 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at breakfast and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.