Name: Ragi Idi-appam !! recipe by Anjali Suresh at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Ragi flour - 1 big cup; Rice flour - 1/4 cup; Grated coconut - 1 big cup; Hot water - according to need; Salt to taste; Oil - 1 tspn ( to grease the idli plates and for the Idi-appam press)

Instructions

Take a pressure cooker and pour water in it for steaming purpose & heat it
In the meantime take a bowl add the ragi flour, rice flour and salt...mix well....
Now pour little boiling hot water and mix the flours carefully with a spoon...
Then later....apply a few drops of oil on your palm and gently knead the flours to a soft dough and keep aside for a few minutes...
Now take the Idi-appam press grease it with little oil ,put the steel ring with small holes inside through which we can see later strings coming out and put a big ball of kneaded ragi flour inside the Idi-appam press and close it....
Carefully press the flour with the press to form long noodles shaped strings...or hoppers on the greased idli plates... This should be done in such a manner... that it looks like a small string open basket....:grinning:
Similarly press the remaining kneaded flour balls....on the idli plates... Add little grated coconut on each Idi-appam....
Steam them for a few minutes till nicely cooked....
Serve hot with chutney or any curry or can be eaten with little sugar (if kids are having it ) Here's another click :heartpulse:

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