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Puttu is another common breakfast in Kerala. It is made out of rice flour and is cylindrical in shape... The dish has to be made with lot of coconut.
Recommended equipment: 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 Indian grocery stores. Alternatively people use idly moulds also to make puttu recipe
Ingredients: Recipe for two
- 2 cups of raw rice
- 1 cup of coconut
- Salt to taste
Method
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 lid and steam for 5-8minutes.
Puttu has kadala curry as its accompaniment. So serve it hot with kadla Curry.
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