Mapillai Samba Milagu idiyappam (Bridegroom rice pepper string hopper)

When i saw this rice powder in our groceries I immediately picked it up to prepare idiyappam with it. The name behind the Bridegroom rice  is an interesting part to know because in olden days mother in law gives this rice to the bridegroom to make him more strong and powerful to lift the stone to prove his strength before bride...So this mapillai Samba rice is such a good source of iron, zinc and also provides oxygen to tissues that keeps the body energy level higher. I have already posted PANIVARAGU MURUNGAKEERAI IDIYAPPAM....

Cooking time : 5 mins

Serving : 2

Ingredients:

Mapillai Samba rice powder - 1 cup
Grated coconut - 2 tbsn
Pepper cumin powder - take 1/2 tbsn of peppercorns and 1 tspn of cumin seeds, grind it coarsely
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tspn
Uraddal - 1 tspn
Curry leaves - few
Ghee - 1 1/2 tspn
Sesame oil - 1 1/2 tspn
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Grab all the ingredients.

2. Take the mapillai Samba rice powder in a wide bowl. Add salt. Mix well. Add boiling water little by little to make a smooth dough. The dough must not be too soft nor hard.

3. Add the dough to the idiyappam maker. Press it on a steamer plate.

4. Add 1 cup of water in the inner pot. Place the trivet. Switch on the saute mode. Once the water starts boiling,  Keep the steamer plate on the trivet.

5. Close the lid. Press the manual for 3 mins in High Pressure HP in vent position. Check for the external timer. After 3 mins open the lid.

6. Transfer the cooked idiyappam into a separate bowl. Once it becomes warm separate it using the hands. Idiyappam is ready. You can have it with coconut milk or any gravy. We are going to prepare it as a spicy version.

7. Heat a kadaai. Add oil, ghee. Add mustard seeds, uraddal.

8. Add pepper cumin powder, salt, coconut, curry leaves. Switch off immediately after adding all the above. Mix well.

9. Add the cooked idiyappam. Mix gently.

10. Now the pepper flavoured mapillai Samba idiyappam is ready....

Notes:

You can add cashews or peanuts while sauteing.