Ani’s Kids Recipe,South Indian samayal & Tips!

Just to share with you………….

I love “santhakai” which is also called as iddiyappam in many places. The traditional way of making it includes a lot of process. Now a days we are getting frozen Idiappam in Indian groceries in US. But for those where Indian Groceries are nearby they can try the sevai(anothername ) using rice noodles.

In my place and also in my neighbouring places (coimbatore,erode,salem side) ” Santhagai ” has one particular  importance. After marriage when the guy (mappillai ) comes to his in-laws place (mamiyar vedo)for the first time  that time they have to make idiappam as first food . We use a special tool/utensel  for this . I will upload that picture later. Idiapam maker has a tumbler shaped place with tiny hoes where you need to put  idlis(made out of only rice flour) and there will a screw type press which presses the idli when you start screwing . This process makes rice noodles to come out of idlis like how the water comes in shower.   Many has the belief that while pressing (which make some sounds) they think all the thirusti’s (bad eyes on the couple) will go away . This is what I have heard from grandma’s. There might be some other reasons too.

This Idiyappam is my all time favourite. Last week I saw rice noodles in H-mart and I thought why I can’t I try this like idiyappam so i bought and tried it. Almost 90% close in taste to Santhagai. You can try that too.

Tomato Rice Noodles

Ingredients

Note:I am not mentioning the amount since it deponds on the amount of rice noodles you have taken. Another reason is Rice noodles are available in different size packets.

1. Rice noodles – as needed
2. oil – 3 tsp
3. mustard seeds – little
4. urud dal/channa dal – little
5. Curry ,corriander leaves -little
6. chopped Green chilli
7. chopped onion (more onions gives more taste)
8. Red chilli powder
9. turmeric powder
10. Tomato  (atleast 4 tomatoes or one hunts diced tomato tin for 2 persons quantity)
11. salt as needed

Preparation

1. Break the noodles  into small pieces(2cm size) othewise it will be too tought for mixing.
2. Soak the rice noodles in water for 5 mins. Once you feel that its soft drain the water and steam cook in idli maker till soft. Moslty 5 mins will be enough.
3. Heat wide mouthed pan. Add oil and temper mustard seeds, Urudal /channa dal,curry leaves and corriander leaves.
4. Add the chopped onions and green chilli (may be 1 or 2). Let it fry.
5. Blend the tomato roughly( may be 5 seconds the so that thee will be some little tomato pieces) don’t  make as fine paste.
6. Now add the coarsly blended tomato.
7. Add turmeric and red chilli powder (remember that you add green chilli too) and needed salt and let it cook for 5 mins
8. If needed sprinkle little water.
9. Now add the steamed rice noodles and mix well together . Now your sevai is ready to serve.

Tips

You can try curd sevai, lemon sevai, vegetable sevai,coconut sevai etc . Try in the way how to make that variety rices but instead of rice add the steamed rice noodles because this this how we do curd idiyappam, lemon idiyappam ,mixed vegetable idyappam,and coconut idiyappam.

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