What makes idlies puffy?
Answers
A mixture of rice and urad dal or black lentil makes the idli batter that involves a lot of processes.” “Heat allows the growth of bacteria like yeasts which along with free availability of oxygen and sugar decompose into carbon-dioxide and water.
the yeast makes it puffy
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Answer:
The idlies are made puffy with the fermentation process.
Explanation:
The rice and the black lentils are grinned and made into soft batter which is kept for a night to ferment. The fermentation a chemical process in which the bacteria or yeast involves to decompose the food particle for them, as a result of this process effervescence and heat emission takes place.
The yeast grows in the batter (through black lentils as it is rich in protein) with the help of sugar and oxygen available to release the carbon dioxide which dissolves in the water molecules present in the batter which makes the batter to swell. This makes the batter thicker and puffier.
While eating, the batter is steamed which kills all the yeast and gives a puffy idly.