Method Of Preparation

Mix rice flour with hot water, ghee and salt. Kneed it into a smooth dough. Fill up in a idiyappam presser/sieve with the dough and press it onto banana leaves and steam or press it directly onto an idli steamer and steam for 5 - 10 minutes. Some people add a little grated coconut on top before steaming so as to give it a better taste. it also can be made using wheat flour and without added ghee as done in Sri Lanka