Question

Can you guess why is curd added in flour, while making rava idlis and bhaturas

Answer 1

Curd is added while making idli and bhatura dough as curd contains Lactobacillus bacteria that undergoes anaerobic respiration and in this process it acts on sugar of the flour and releases carbon dioxide gas, this gas make the dough rise and when baked or fried gas escapes leaving the idli or bhatura soft and spongy.

Answer 2

Curd is added while making idli and bhatura dough as curd contains Lactobacillus bacteria that undergoes anaerobic respiration and in this process it acts on sugar of the flour and releases carbon dioxide gas, this gas make the dough rise and when baked or fried gas escapes leaving the idli or bhatura soft and spongy.