Puttu and kozhukattai

Puttu is a traditional kerala breakfast menu which is enjoyed with kadala curry or green gram dal, ripe banana and sugar.

Puttu flour is prepared by wetting coarse rice flour and salt. We dry roast it or use it as it is. We fill grated coconut in between layers of wet puttu flour and steam it in puttu maker. 

Using puttu flour you can make rice dumplings or kozhukattai. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

Wet puttu mavu 2 cups
Green chilli 2
Coconut grated 1/2 shell
Salt as required

For tempering

Coconut oil 1 tsp
Mustard 1/2 tsp
Urad dal 1/2 tsp
Chana dal 1/2 tsp
Red chilli 1 broken into tiny pieces
Curry leaves a few

Method

I grated half coconut, added one green chilli, ginger and coarsely grind it.

Made a tempering of coconut oil, mustard, urad dal and chana dal, let the mustard crackle, add one red chilli, a few curry leaves. Mix in wet puttu mavu and give a toss, add hot water and salt. Mix in. Finally add coconut  and cook for about 3 minutes.

Off stove, keep steamer on a pan, make small spiral kozhukattai and steam for about 10 minutes.