Boil water in a vessel add salt and oil to it.

Take the flour in a bowl and mix the hot water. To make a dough make sure the water is hot and mix with a spoon while it's hot to get the correct consistency.

Grease the idiyappam plates with oil and place the dough in idiyappam press and swirl as shown. Incase you don't have these idiyappam plates you can steam in any pan with a plate raised above water level.