Puttu
Puttu ( Malayalam: പുട്ട്, pronounced [puttu], Sinhala පිට්ටු, Tamil: புட்டு, பிட்டு ) is a South Indian and Sri Lankan breakfast dish of steamed cylinders of ground rice layered with coconut. It is highly popular in the Indian state of Kerala as well as in many areas of Sri Lanka, where it is also known as pittu. Puttu is served with side dishes such as palm sugar or chickpea curry or banana. -Source: Wikipedia
Ingredients
- 2 cup Rice flour / அசிரி மாவு - coarse
- ½ cup Coconut, Fresh / தேங்காய் - grated
- 1 tsp Salt / உப்பு - adjust to your taste
- 1 cup Water / தண்ணீர்
Instructions
- Mix Rice flour, salt and add water little by little
- The mix should be in such a consistency that it should not have lumps, should form a shape when held at the same time when pressed harder it should crumble
- Grease the puttu maker (see above picture) with little oil and fill in the puttu flour and coconut alternatively
- Now steam the puttu for 10~15min
- Gently slide the cooked puttu
- Serve hot with kadala curry
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