Idiyappam
Idiyappam is a Kerala Indian breakfast dish made with roasted rice flour, boiling water, salt, coconut oil and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 20 min
- Calories (estimate)
- ~200 kcal
- Course
- Breakfast
- Cuisine
- Kerala (Indian)
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Ingredients
What goes into Idiyappam. This recipe lists ingredients without measured quantities — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- Roasted rice flour
- Boiling water
- Salt
- Coconut oil (for greasing)
- Fresh grated coconut (optional)
Method
- 1Mix rice flour and salt in a bowl.
- 2Gradually add boiling water, stirring with a spoon.
- 3Knead into a smooth, soft dough once cool enough.
- 4Fill an idiyappam press with dough.
- 5Press strands onto greased idli plates or banana leaves, optionally layering coconut.
- 6Steam for 8-10 minutes until cooked.
- 7Serve hot.
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.
