String Hoppers Biryani Food

STRING HOPPERS BIRYANI

Steps:

• Cut the meat into 2 cm cubes.
• Add salt, chilli powder, corriander powder and turmeric powder.
• Mix well.
• Chop the onions and tomatoes.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add the onions, ginger-garlic paste, curry leaves and cardamom seeds.
• Fry for 2 minutes.
• Add the meat, cook well and then remove from heat.
• Cut the aubergines into cubes.
• Add salt and a pinch of turmeric powder.
• Fry until golden brown.
• Cut the spring onions and grate the carrots.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add the grated carrots and chicken cubes.
• Cook for a while.
• Add the fried aubergines.
• Allow it to cook for some more time.
• Remove from heat.
• Tear the string hoppers and put the meat.
• Add all the cooked ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Garnish with spring onions.
• Serve.

STRING HOPPERS

Steps:

• warm the flour in an oven or in a sauce pan on low heat.
• Add salt
• Water should be luke warm, then add slowly to flour and work into a soft dough.
• Place the dough into a vermicelli press (or string hopper press) and squeeze onto hopper mats.
• Place the mats into a steamer or a large pot with a trivet at the bottom with water the reaches up the the rungs.
• Steam until strings are fully cooked and springy, about 10 minutes.
• Serve hot with pol sambol (coconut sambol) and coconut milk gravy.