Question

8.Explain the process behind batter becoming soft and puffy?​

Answer 1

Fermentation helps the batter raise, become lighter, and increase in volume making it double in size, thicker and fluffier. When you steam this batter for idlis the bacteria or yeast that are important for fermentation are killed and thus you get soft idlis

Answer 2

During fermentation
Yeast
Produces co2
It