Don’t be disappointed if you don’t have the Idiyappam maker or if you have it and yet too lazy to make it from scratch. Try this and you will be overjoyed to see how fast and easy you can make Idiyappam hereafter.

Ingredients
- 1 packet ragi vermicelli
- water (enough to cook vermicelli)
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup freshly grated coconut
Method
- Boil water in a pot. Once boiled switch off the flame, add vermicelli to it. Within few seconds immediately drain. Add salt, mix well set aside.
- Grease the idli mould with oil. Sprinkle a tsp of grated coconut on each mould. Place handful of cooked vermicelli over the grated coconut.
- Stack the plates and place it in the steamer and steam cook it for 5 minutes.
- After it cools down, take the plates out of the steamer and gently slide the Idiyappam onto a platter.
- Serve with your favourite curry.
