String hoppers - Rice noodles
Cooking time: 30 min. / 15 min.Difficulty: easy
The most common side dish in Sri Lanka is rice. I would say about 99%. But from time to time you can get local rice noodles, called string hoppers. The reason why they are so rare is probably the hard and long process if you prepare them Sri Lankan way. But the difference compared to the bought ones is huge and worth it!
Process
Mix flour with salt and add bit by bit lukewarm water. Process the dough to reach quite thick consistency, for better idea check the video.
Put some dough into noodle maker, press it and from noodles coming out create something like nests on special little steamers. Put steamers with noodles into steamer pot and steam about 15 minutes.
Serve with dhal and green coconut sambal or various kinds of curries and onion sambal.
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Video recipe
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Ingredients
For 6 portions:
- 700g rice flour
- 3 tsp salt
- lukewarm water
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