Sanna Mangalorean Catholic Style Steamed Rice Cakes /Idli With Coconut 🥥 Chutney 😋👌 Lovely Combination ….

Sanna Delicious, pillowy soft & steamed rice cakes/ Idli to mop up your favourite veg or non veg curry.

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups Boiled rice also called as Parboiled rice/Ukda Chawal/Idli Rice/Ukdo/Katsambar 👉yedurbulanthe👈
1/2 cup Raw rice smalled grained rice such as Kolam in Hindi/Surai in Konkani/Belthige Akki in Kannada
1 fistful Urad dal ✊about 1/4 cup👈
1/4 💁cooked rice
1/4 tsp yeast
1/2 tsp sugar to prepare the yeast solution
2 tbsp water to prepare the yeast solution
salt to taste

Method

Wash and soak the two types of rice and Urad dal separately 👉in separate vessels👈 for at least 3 hours in plenty of water.

First grind the Urad dal to a fine paste and remove it – this helps in making the Sanna fluffy. Next, grind both types of rice Grind finely with ¼ cup little cooked white rice. together to a fine thick batter 👉not as coarse as Idli batter👈. Try to use as little water as possible to grind. It should be of like 💁dosa batter consistency but not too thick. Transfer to a wide, deep pan large enough to accomodate batter that will double during fermentation.

Prepare the yeast solution by mixing the yeast and sugar in a bowl of water. The sugar helps the yeast to dissolve faster. Allow to stand for 10 minutes, the yeast will ferment and turn frothy. Stir to ensure that all the yeast granules have dissolved and what you have is a thick solution.

Mix the yeast solution into the batter until completely incorporated. Add sugar to taste 👉batter can be mildly sweet like appams – but it’s upto you how sweet you want them👈. Add salt to taste .Mix well and cover with a thin muslin cloth or plate and place it undisturbed in a warm place to ferment for about 2 hours or before day late night 👉During really hot weather in Mangalore….the batter will ferment in just about 1-1/2 or 2 hours.👈

The batter would have doubled – for fluffy Sanna do not stir the batter or it will go flat.

Place sufficient water in the steamer and bring the water to a boil. Keep greased Idli mould and ready. Pour batter into them 💁half full. Place these moulds into the steamer, cover the lid and steam for 15-20 minutes.

Remove the lid carefully so as to prevent the vapour from falling on the Sanna Allow to cool.

Once cool, remove carefully and Serve With 🥥 Coconut Chunety Veg or non-veg Gravy Enjoy ….👌👌