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Popular food from Sri Lanka.
Note: Steam flour or rice flour is available at food shops and supermarkets.
In a steamer, steam the flour, about 30 minutes gas cooker or 45 minutes over firewood. When cool, break up and sift twice.
Put flour and salt into a bowl and slowly add water. Mix quickly in to a pliable dough.
Put a little of the dough into a string hopper mold (see photo) and squeeze the mixture onto a string hopper mat in a circular fashion.
Place 5-10 mats in a steamer and steam over a pan of boiling water for about 5 minutes. When string hoppers are cooked, remove from the mats and place on a dish. Serve hot with curries. Enjoy.
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Caroline on 10.12.2010
I remember my Gran steaming the flour to make string hoppers when we were little (It was harder to get rice flour then). We used to peel off and eat the paper from the flour. Bizarre I know, but it used to taste so nice.
Stella Dias on 8.26.2010
Mats available at sri lanka,India,[Asian country].made of plastic bamboo,cane.you can made it .bamboo strips.mat diameter 6 inc.we are also use.[homemade]
string hoppers like noodles .
best wishes.
stella dias
Chrisgelica on 8.26.2010
Is that like a ricer? Where would the mats be sold?