Sanna with Chicken Masala Gravy .

Sanna  with Chicken Masala Gravy

Sanna

• Raw Rice- 1/2 cup
• Parboiled rice - 1-1/2 cups
• Urid dhal-1/4 th cup
• Yeast- 1 tsp heaped
• Water - a little to dissolve yeast
• Salt to taste

Method
Wash n soak raw rice n parboiled rice together  for about 4  hours .

Soak Urid dhal separately for about 4 hours .

Grind urid dhal to a fine paste , remove it

Grind both the rice to a very fine thick batter ( not coarse as idly rawa consistency and   thick as dosa batter  ) 

Mix both the batter  .

Prepare yeast solution by adding water in a glass  n yeast ,  dissolve it n let it stand so for about 10 mts .

Add this yeast solution to the ground batter, mix well ..then add salt . mix again .   allow to ferment for about 2 hours . Now the fermented batter has doubled cos of yeast ... dont stir the batter ... as the sannas will flatten not become fluffy .

Grease idly mould's n pour half of it with batter . now steam for about 15 to 20 mts .

Chicken Masala Gravy

• Chicken - 1/2 kg
• Potato - 2
• Coconut milk- 1/4 th cup
• Biryani Leaf - 3 (optional )
• Salt to taste

To grind

• Grated coconut- 4 tsp
• Green chilles - 4
• Dry Red chilly - 3
• Garlic flakes - 6
• Ginger-1/2 inch piece
• Onion - 1
• Coriander leaves- 1/4 th cup
• Mint leaves- 1/4 th cup
• Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds- 1/2  tsp
• Tamarind- Tamarind seed size
• Turmeric powder- 1/4 th tsp

Tamper

• Oil- 2 tblsp
• Onion - 1
• Tomato- 2

Method
Wash n clean the chicken pieces .

Wash n pressure cook potatoes ... dont over cook n make mushy . Cool, remove the skin n chop it .

Grind all the ingredients meant to grind into a fine paste .

In a kadai add oil , long sliced onions n fry till reddish brown , add chopped tomatoes n fry till the raw smell goes .Now add the ground masala n fry well till the raw smell of the masala goes .  Add water , chicken pieces , biryani leaf n salt ..cook till the chicken pieces become tender . Add cooked potato pieces along with coconut milk n give a quick boil ..