String hoppers
1tsp salt
300ml boiling water mixed with 50ml cold water
Preparation of flour
1. In a steamer, steam a packet of plain white flour.
2. When cool, break up and sift twice. Mix with a packet of roasted red rice flour (available from Indian grocery shops).
Method
1. Put flour and salt into a large bowl and gradually add the water and mix quickly into a pliable dough.
2. When thoroughly mixed, put a little of the dough into a string hopper mould and squeeze the mixture onto a string hopper mat in a circular fashion.
3. Place 4 or 5 mats in a steamer and steam over a pan of boiling water for about 5 minutes.
4. Once string hoppers are cooked, remove from the mats and place on a dish.
5. Ready-made string hoppers (Instant Stringhoppers) are sold in packets in grocery stores that sell Sri Lankan foods.)
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Thank you Aru for your enquiry. Usually I have the white flour steamed and when it is cold, I sift the flour and if I have 4 cups of steamed flour I mix into it about 5 or 6 cups of red rice flour bought in a packet. Then I sift both together so that it is mixed well.
Sarogini