Puttu - Indian Recipe

Puttu

🌍 Indian, South India (Kerala) Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 300g rice flour (puttu podi)
• ½ tsp salt
• water (to moisten)
• 100g fresh coconut (grated)

Method

1. Mixing — Mix rice flour with salt; sprinkle water gradually, mixing with fingers until flour is moistened but crumbly (not a dough).
2. Layering — Layer in puttu maker (cylindrical steamer): coconut, then flour, alternating, ending with coconut.
3. Steaming — Steam 5–7 min until steam comes through. Unmold by pressing out.
4. Serving — Serve with kadala curry or banana.

Tags: rice flour, fresh coconut · Source: Brittani's Almanac