Ingredients

• 1.5 cup - Parboiled rice
• 1/2 cup - Normal Rice
• ¼ Cup - Urad Dal
• A good pinch of Salt
• 2 tsp - Sugar
• For preparing the Yeast solution: 1 tbsp - Yeast
• 1 tsp - Sugar
• 1/2 cup - Warm Water

How to Make Mangalorean Sweet Idlis

• Wash and soak the two types of rice and urad dal separately for 3-4 hours.
• First grind the urad dal to a fine paste using very little water, and keep it aside.
• Then grind both types of rice together to a fine thick batter and transfer it to a big bowl.
• Prepare the yeast solution by mixing the yeast and sugar in a bowl of lukewarm water.
• The sugar helps the yeast to dissolve faster.
• Allow it to stand for 10 minutes, the yeast will ferment and turn frothy.
• To the idli batter, mix the yeast solution until completely incorporated and add sugar and salt to it.
• Mix well, cover it and place it undisturbed in a warm place to ferment for about 1- 2 hours.
• The batter would have doubled by now.
• Pour in the sanna batter into the small bowls ( katoris/ vaatis) and place them on the idli steamer.
• Steam for 15-20 minutes as usual idlis.
• Once they are steamed, remove and tilt to remove the cooked sannas.
• Traditionally it is served with some non-veg gravy on its side.
• Recipe courtesy: UK Rasoi