Puttu is one of the common breakfast in Kerala. It is made out of rice flour and is cylindrical in shape. Puttu is made with the help of a Puttu maker. Puttu maker is a steamer which is cylindrical in shape. These are available in the grocery stores. Many people use idly moulds also to make puttu recipe.
Ingredients
2 cups of raw rice
1 cup of coconut
Salt to taste
Soak the rice for two hours and strain it. Spread the rice in a cloth or a plate and allow them to dry. Grind the dried raw rice to a fine powder in the mixer. Mix salt in water and add the water little by little to the rice flour and mix it. You should be careful while mixing the water to the rice flour. It should not change to dough. It should be in a powdered form wet enough for steaming.
Now add a fistful full of grated coconut in the puttu maker and then add the rice flour till half, then add another handful of coconut. This is done till you reach the top of the cylindrical shape.
Close the puttu kutti and steam for 4-5minutes.
Best combination for puttu is with kadala (chana) curry also suitable with banana,egg curry ,chicken curry,beef curry,payaru and pappadam
Puttu is simple and very
easy to make. Now a days you can get puttu powder ready made in all the stores.
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