Sanna Khotto

South Indian Cooking Recipe

Sanna Khotto (Vegan, Vegetarian, South Indian, Mangalorean)

Ingredients :

• ½ cup green gram/toovar dal/moong dal
• 3/4 cup rice
• 2 cups coconut gratings
• tamarind lump (marble size)
• 15 roasted red chillies
• 1 small piece/pinch asafoetida
• salt to taste

Method :

1. Soak rice with green gram or toovar dal for 2 to 3 hours in water.
2. Grind coconut gratings with tamarind, asafoetida and roasted red chillies and make a smooth paste.
3. Put salt, rice and dal.
4. Grind for some time.
5. Cook the masala over steam, under cover (in the same way as idli) in greased idli cups.
6. It can also be cooked in cups stitched with leaves of jackfruit tree (khotte) or in the inner container (greased) of a pressure cooker, like sannan.
7. Chopped onion and cabbage can be mixed with masala, if desired.
8. Serve it with mint, corriander or coconut chutney.

Very healthy recipe. You can have it as a snack or as a side along with main course.