Indiappa / String-hoppers

String hoppers are a famous Sri Lankan food,and good as a breakfast or dinner. If we know how to make it correctly,and if we use the correct amount of water to make the dough,it is really easy to make.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups rice flour -roasted
• 2 – 3 cups warm water
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Heat the water in the saucepan of the steamer and bring it to boil.
• In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt and water together.
• Mix it well and form a nice ball which is not sticks on your hands.
• cover it and keep it aside.
• Fill the indiappa maker with the dough, and squeeze it on the top of indiappa watti (Small round trays, which are very special for string hoppers) Make a lace circle with the dough.
• Steam it for nearly 5 – 10 minutes.
• If string hoppers are well cooked, you can just remove it from the tray very easily.
• Repeat the process till the dough is finish.

• String hoppers is mainly goes with, Kiri Hodi (White coconut gravy), Pol Sambola (Coconut Mix with chili), Maalu ambultiyal or Chicken Curry.
• But you also can have it with seeni sambal ,Lunu miris any white gravy or any curry you like most.