Idiyappam - Noolappam

Ingredients:
Rice flour - 1 cup
Water - 1 cup
Ghee or Butter (Optional) - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Grated Coconut - 1/2 a cup


Methodof Preparation:

Idiappams are a typical Keralite breakfast. Since they are steamed, they are a healthy breakfast.

Keep a vessel on the stove, add one cup of water and bring it to boil. Add salt to taste and the ghee/butter. Once the water starts boiling, add the rice flour. Switch off the stove and stir it to make it into a smooth or soft dough. Fill it in an idiappam mould and close it. Take an idly tray and lightly grease them. Now into the tray, allow the dough to pass through the idiappam mould. Make a thin layer first and then add the freshly grated coconut and then make another layer of idiappam. Pour some water into the cooker/steamer and make sure that the water is boiling before you place the idly trays. Steam in a cooker for about five minutes.

You could serve idiappams with thick coconut milk, flavored with cardamom powder and sugar. Idiappams taste great with Egg curry or any spicy curry too.

Veg Biriyani

Ingredients
Basmati rice - 2 glass
Green peas, Beans, Carrot, Cauliflower - As required
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Onion(medium) - 1 no
Tomato - 1 no
Green chillies - 8 nos
Garlic pods - A few
Ginger - A small piece
Garam masala powder(otherwise patta,grambu, bey leaves) - As required
Red chilly powder - As required
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Salt - As required
Coriander leaves - A few
Cashewnuts - As required
Raisins(Onakka munthiri) - As required


Preparation Method
1)Soak rice in water for 1 hour.
2)Drain and keep it aside.
3)Heat ghee in a pressure cooker.
4)Add onion, garlic and ginger and fry well.
5)Add all masala powders and saute well.
6)Add green chillies and tomato and saute.
7)Add all vegetables and fry well.
8)Add rice and fry for 5 mins.
9)Add 5 glasses of water and salt.
10)Close the pressure cooker with the lid.
11)When the steam starts to come straight from the nozzle, put the whistle on and switch off the gas.
12)Open the lid after 10 mins.
13)Add coriander leaves.
14)Sprinkle cashews and raisins fried in ghee.