In a saucepan heat water. Add salt & oil. Add the rice flour & cook on medium flame till the mixture
is like a dough.

Now let the dough cool down for few minutes. Grease a chakli maker. Add the dough in the
chakli maker with sev blade attached.

Meanwhile heat water in idli vessel. Grease the idli mould plate.
On the greased idli mould plate. Press the chakli maker in a circular motion. Cut the extra strings as the mould is full.

Repeat the same process for remaining dough. Steam the prepared idiyappam for 8-9 minutes on medium flame in idli vessel or until it's done.