I make coconut sevai just like coconut rice….I love all sevai/ idiyappam varieties plain sevai, lemon sevai, masala idiyappam or coconut sevai I can have it anytime. Mittu loves idiyappam thenga paal or with jaggery(chimmi is how she calls jaggery).
Any steamed food is healthy and safe to eat especially for kids.Usually when we are travelling/holidaying either idli or idiyappam is our staple breakfast order for mittu as she eats it without any complaints.
Coconut Sevai Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 20 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Cooked Plain Sevai (Idiyappam) – 1 cup
Coconut – 1/3 cup grated
Cashews – 2 tsp broken
Ghee – 1/2 tsp
Salt – to taste
To temper:
Oil – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Urad Dal / Jeera – 1/2 tsp
Green Chillies – 1 slitted
Curry leaves – a small sprig
Hing – a tiny pinch
Method:
- In a pan heat ghee and fry the cahsews till golden brown, Set aside.Heat oil – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ let it splutter, fry till dal turns golden brown.Then add coconut and saute for few mins till the moisture reduces.Add required salt
- Then add cooked sevai and give a quick toss.Garnish with ghee fried cashews and give and quick stir and switch off.
Serve hot or warm!
My Notes:
- Always while preparing dough for idiyappam make sure its not too tight or too loose to get the perfect soft idiyappam.Also cool down then seperate to get it easily separated.
- While pressing don’t layer too much that helps in even cooking.
- I usually use idiyappam press which has small holes but for sevai varieties I use the bigger hole just for a variation.
Very tasty and yummy semai.
wov. mouth watering sharmi
Sevai looks delicious !
Coconut sevai looks yummy…my all time fav 🙂
Lovely and flavourful looking coconut sevai.
Deepa
This looks so beautiful!
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Could you please let me know where you bought your Idiyappam press?
Thanks.
Its from Karaikudi….
Thanks for your response.
You have a beautiful blog & once again thanks!
super delicious!!!
I like ur palm leaf bowl, luking good.Sevai is my fave too!!!