Rice Noodles (Idiyappam or Sevai)

Ingredients :

Rice Flour – 2 cups

Water – 4 Cups

Salt– A Pinch

Preparation

Recipe1

1. Heat the Water
2. When it boils add the rice flour
3. Stir well till it acquires

a paste-like consistency.
4. Make small balls out of it.
5. Squeeze it through the small holes of 'sevai press' onto a plate
6. Steam it for a few minutes
7. Serve it with coconut milk.

Recipe 2

1. Dry rice noodles

can be purchased from the super market directly
2. This is soaked in the hot water for 3 - 5 minutes
3. The water is drained and the rice noodles is ready to eat
4. It can be taken with coconut milk.

Recipe 3

1. Take

the cooked rice noodles
2. Season it with 1 Spoon o mustard, black gram, 1 chilly, and a Pinch of asafetida
3. Add some salt and lemon juice in the rice noodles
4. Mix well and serve

Indications:

It is very light to digest
It is pathya (wholesome diet)
It balances Vata and Pitta.
Suitable for all the conditions
Should be taken warm

It can be mixed with suitable adjuncts according to the conditions -
1. Fever - with warm water
2. Diarrhea - with buttermilk & little rock salt
3. Anorexia - Lemon flavored, tomato flavored, onion flavored rice noodles
4. Stomach disorders - Lemon flavored rice noodles
During detoxification (pancha karma) therapy - Lemon flavored rice noodles, rice noodles with buttermilk and rock salt
5. Emancipation - Rice noodles with coconut milk. Rice noodles with milk, ghee, palm sugar, dry fruits and nut. During Pregnancy - Rice noodles with coconut milk. Rice noodles with milk, ghee, palm sugar, dry fruits and nut.

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