Lazymom Cooking #5 : Fusion Fried Idiyappam

Hah! Feeling not so lazy today so I made myself lunch. I fried Idiyappam.

What is that?

English please.

Idiyappam is what we call string hoppers a.k.a putumayam.

This is one of my favourite snacks. When I'm at an Indian restaurant I'll always try my luck and ask for idiyappam and I will enjoy them with 'meen' curry (fish curry lah). Most people I know eat them with grated coconut and gula melaka (palm sugar). Trust me, having idiyappam with curry is the bomb.

The other way I enjoy idiyappam is to fry'em. The recipe is simple. It's like fried rice. Just replace rice with idiyappam!

#lazymom ingredients feed 2 adults (or 1 adult if you're a big eater)

• 3 Idiyappams
• cloves garlic, chopped
• Sliced ginger (I used Bentong ginger)
• Sliced red onion (or the big yellow onions also can). Here I used half an onion because that was a leftover onion.
• 1 tomato, roughly chopped
• mixed Indian spices (they came in a bag when I bought them from nearby grocery store)
• 2 eggs
• Cooking oil 1tsp
• Sesame oil 1 tbsp
• Soy sauce (I like to use soy sauce instead of salt because it's more fragrant)
• Pepper

Refer picture above for the main ingredients of this delicious dish.

#lazymom Method of cooking
Put the oils in a wok (or a pan deep enough for frying). Put the spices in first. When you can smell the aroma, put the onions in. Next, goes the ginger. Fry them until the onions lose their colour. The ginger will start to turn brown on the sides. You have to manage the heat here to avoid burning the ingredients because it will give a bitter taste to the end result.

Savour the fragrance from the spices


Break the egg yolks a bit and pour the eggs in. Don't stir. When the eggs are almost getting cooked, break the Idiyappams over the eggs. Becareful not to let the eggs over cook because we want the eggs to wrap some of the strings and mix well among the other ingredients.

Don't be too busy taking pictures and forgot about the egg (I almost did)


Mix the Idiyappam well with the eggs, the spices and herbs.

Add the soy sauce to taste. #lazymom's taste is subjective but my rule of thumb is give it 5 rounds of dripping soy sauce from the bottle. Add in the chopped tomatoes. Give it a toss or two to make sure the soy sauce is evenly distributed. At this point, taste a small spoonful and check if it's salty enough for your taste or not.


Lastly, sprinkle some pepper over. Turn off the heat.

Up close and personal

Voila! This was my lunch (and my dinner too)

So, which part of the dish is fusion? The part where I used Bentong ginger and sesame oil. Because these 2 are usually used in Chinese home cooking, especially for mothers in confinement. Both ingredients help to expel 'wind' from the body and keep the body warm.

Do you have your own Idiyappam recipes to share with me? Share the easy ones ok? You know lah....I'm lazy mah.

#lazymom cooking

Check out other #lazymomcooking posts here:

Lazymom Cooking #1 : Beef Stew with Butter Rice

Lazymom Cooking #2 : Stirfry Beef with Celery

Lazymom Cooking #3 : Old Cucumber Soup & Celery with Cashew Nut

Lazymom Cooking #4 : Radish & Carrot Soup, Cured Meat Omelette & Steamed Okras

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