Puli idiyappam is my mom’s signature recipe. She makes for dinner along with other varieties like jaggery idiyappam and Paruppu Idiyappam recipe, I have blogged already. Just make plain Idiyappam and mix with pulikachal. My mom makes jaggery syrup and pulikachal in advanced so that she can mix and make sweet and puli idiyappam in no time.
Of course making idiyappam is a tedious process. But we all used to help her… I can eat this non stop. Love it. And sure whoever loves puliyogare, will love this too. I already have posted both recipes for basic Idiyappam and pulikachal. Just copy pasting the idiyappam process.
The rice flour quality is important. Choose good quality rice flour for best tasting idiyappam.
Puli idiyappam recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup Idiyappam flour or Rice flour (raw rice flour is preferred)
- Water - As needed
- 1 tsp Sesame oil
- Salt as needed
- Pulikachal - as needed
Instructions
For making plain idiyappam
- Boil 3 cups water until it starts to boil.
- Take idiyappam flour in a wide bowl and mix hot water as needed into the flour, using a spatula.
- Let it get cooled until it turns warm enough to knead.
- Make a smooth dough without lumps and it should be non sticky. Not too firm too. Keep covered.
- Grease the idli plate/mesh with few drops of oil. Grease the idiyappam press too (inside) to enable easy pressing.
- Press the idiyappam in a circular way, make sure you don't layer too much.
- Steam cook these just till its cooked, don't over cook (Takes one minute.
- Make batches until u finish the dough. Now the basic idiyappam is ready.
For making puli idiyappam
- Cool down the idiyappam and mix required pulikachal along with little sesame oil.
- Adjust salt as needed and puli idiyappam is ready,enjoy!
Notes
- After you make plain idiyappam, just fluff with you fingers little. No need to make it separate that time,as after we add oil and pulikachal, it will be easily separated by itself!
- When you taste immediately after mixing, the spice level and salt should be a tiny little more than required so that at the time we eat, it will be just right.
Please refer here for Pulikachal Recipe. In case you don’t have pulikachal, Season with 1 tbsp Sesame oil in a kadai – mustard, urad dal, chana dal, peanuts, asafoetida, curry leaves. Then add ¼ cup tamarind extract (or 1 & ½ tsp tamarind paste) and boil till thick. Add it to the idiyappam.
Puli idiyappam stepwise method:
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- Boil 2 cups water in a boil. See tips.
- Take the flour in a wide bowl and mix hot water as needed,using a spatula. Let it get cooled until it turns warm enough to knead.
- Make a smooth dough without lumps and it should be non sticky. Not too firm too. If its very stiff,then it will be difficult to press through. So add water if needed. Keep covered.
- I got these lovely bamboo mesh like things,meant for steaming from my maami.
Its very handy,it easy to handle/manage and the cooking is done very fast. I like it! You can use idli plates as well. - grease the idly plate/mesh with few drops of oil. Grease the idiyappam press too (inside) to enable easy pressing. Press the idiyappam in a circular way,make sure you don’t layer too much.
- Steam cook these just till its cooked, don’t overcook (Takes one minute),Make batches until u finish the dough.
- Now the basic idiyappam is ready.
Its very handy,it easy to handle/manage and the cooking is done very fast. I like it! You can use idli plates as well.
For Making Puli Idiyappam :
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- Cool down the idiyappam and mix required pulikachal along with little sesame oil.
- Adjust salt as needed and puli idiyappam is ready,enjoy!
- Cool down the idiyappam and mix required pulikachal along with little sesame oil.
Notes
- How much you boil the water to make idiyappam is important. Heat water until small bubbles start appearing everywhere in the bottom of the vessel. i.e; It should be just about to boil and NOT rolling boil. If its rolling boil then the dough will get too much cooked when you make dough and it will be difficult for you to press. Even if its not heated well, then the idiyappam will turn too dry. So let it be just right, which you will learn from experience.
- After you make plain idiyappam, just fluff with you fingers little. No need to make it separate that time,as after we add oil and pulikachal, it will be easily separated itself!
- When you taste immediately after mixing,the spice level and salt should be a tiny little more than required so that at the time we eat,it will be just right.
Soft idiyappam with yummy pulikachal makes awesome combo! Do try if you like it!
Idiyappam has turned out so good. Looks delicious.
Vardhini
Wow yummy idiyappam,Loved the first click,amazing Raji…
This looks so delicious
Never tried this version in idiyappam. Looks nice and cute presentation
very interesting idiyappam!!great idea..nice click!
புளிக்காய்ச்சல் சேர்த்து இடியாப்பம் செய்ததில்லை..பார்க்கவே அருமையாக இருக்கு….
New for me and looks tangy, yummy ….nice clicks
looks great dear..yummy yummy.
Idiyappam is my fav too…this version looks delicious…Lovely presentation….and loved those bamboo mesh..cute..
Even I make this Raks and I also blogged this…looks yummy..First pic is a killer..looks yummy…nothing beats freshly made one..
Idiyappam by itself is sooo yummy..and adding pulikachal..double yummy
Wish i had them right now.
puli idiyappam looks so tempting….never thought to combine puli kaichal with idiyappam..tats a great idea..very neat presentation…
Absolutely delicious,tangy and flavorful..innovative recipe
Yummy and soft idiyappams
Looks delicious.
looks absolutely yummy…
Tangy, tongue tickling combo!!!
Prathima Rao
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wow…pulihora…with vermicilli…very new idea…I have tried…lime Lemon vermicilli….
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yes!!!I love ur photos…we call it as sevai and mom makes vella sevai and pulikachal sevai :)Making sevai is a tedious process and I totally agree with u 🙂
I love ur mesh 🙂 mom and MIl uses sevanazhi for making sevai 🙂
Yummy and tangy way to have idiayappam.. Looks so nice…
Tangy idiyappam,even my version is the same as yours, love to have this anytime. Clicks are awesome as usual 🙂
Yummmm.. my amma makes this too 🙂 but our idiyappam process alone is different. We grind rice and steam idlies and then press it.
What an authentic n declious recipe ~ very intriguing! The first pic is wonderful!
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I love this.. my mom always makes this when making idiyaapam 🙂
first I thought that was rice, surprised to c rice flour in ingredients!!! this is really new to me bookmarking it!
looks fantastic!!!!
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WOW this is new for me and must try recipe. Looks greattt!!
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love those steaming meshes..puli idiappam looks so yumm
Idiyappam looks tangy and pretty Raks. Love the bamboo steamers 🙂
Looks so authentic with the thonnai and the ola paai bg…and the idiyapam looks divine 🙂 reminds me of the kovil puliyodharai
I love that bamboo idiyappam plate! Looks cute Raji!
Nice recipe and remind me of koyil puliyodharai! 🙂
Tkz for clearing the doubt in Garlic chutney,sure will let you know! 🙂
Drool worthy pics…I loved those bamboo steamer.
This is one of my fav dish.Just love it like anything and wil have three times a day also.Tht too if paruppu idiyappam mean omg i cant imagine tht.Even i've bought readymade one n need to prepare it.
yummy raks 🙂
I wanna grab those peanuts and eat 🙂
yemma ipdi paduthara… 😉 so yummy it is :)))
WOW!!! This is absolutely tempting & yummy!!!
wow what a lovely idiyaappam…. simply superb….
Regards,
Akila
It is something new to me. We only make using tomato and lime and idiappam flour by grinding the rice.It is attracting.
Cheers,
Uma
sounds awesome…tempting clicks..
btw, I tried ur rasgulla recipe..came absolutely tasty..thank you dear..:)
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wo looking tempting
Yummy!Yummy!Yummy!Would love to grab that donnai!
How did I miss this post ?? tangy idiyappam, double like for me..love ur gadget too.. 🙂
go u have a recipe for this pilikachil? have heard about it so much, and been wanting to try it fr so long…
Please find the link on the 3rd line or below the first picture. The word pulikachal is linked to the recipe,thanks…
can u please let me know where u got that mesh? looks very handy…
Hi, I tried out the idiyappam and it was not soft and It was rather hard and can u please tell me which brand of flour you used . I used housbran
Boil water for more time.