Saandan

Name: Saandan
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 11/2 cup rice flour; 11/2 cup coconut milk; 11/2 cup rawa; 1 cup sugar; 1 tsp yeast; 1/2 tsp cardamom powder; Few strands kesar; 1/2-1 cup milk(to adjust consistency)

Asiyah Naveed Roghay @asiyah_roghay

Mumbai

#flours
Another tradional treasure from the Kokan. Saandan made from rice flour can either be prepared as a sweet or a as a savoury accompaniment to spicy chicken or mutton curry. As a sweet it's have for breakfast during village weddings. The sweet version is my personal favourite.

Asiyah Naveed Roghay @asiyah_roghay

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Ingredients

11/2 cuprice flour
11/2 cupcoconut milk
11/2 cup rawa
1 cupsugar
1 tspyeast
1/2 tspcardamom powder
Fewstrands kesar
1/2-1 cupmilk(to adjust consistency)

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Steps

1

Remove milk from coconuts. Separate 1st and 2nd extract.
2

In the second extract add 1/2 cup rice flour and cook over low flame till you get a thick paste.
3

Let it cool slightly for sometime.
4

In a big vessel add the Rawa, sugar, rice flour and the coconut milk, elaichi powder and Kesar. Mix well. Add the rice flour paste and yeast and mix well. You may need to add more milk to adjust the consistency. The consistency should be that of idlis.
5

Cover the vessel. Let the batter ferment for 30 to 40 minutes.
6

Grease saandan moulds with little oil and steam for 6 to 8 minutes. if you don't have saandan mould you can make them in an idli maker. Enjoy!