Kuzhal puttu is a traditional Kerala breakfast dish. Like idly, this also cooked in steam and hence very good for health, as we are not adding any oil for cooking. This dish is cylinderical in shape and made using Puttu maker. Puttu maker is nothing but a steamer which is cylinderical in shape and hence you are getting the puttu also in cylinderical shape. If you dont have the puttu maker, then you can also make this using the idly plate. The main ingrediant for making puttu is the rice flour. Now a days instant puttu mix is available in the market. For those who are living abroad can check this in the indian shops.
Kerala Puttu (Kuzhal Puttu) Recipe
Preparation and Yield:Preparation time 2 Hours
Cooking Time 40 mins
Servings 5
Kerala Puttu (Kuzhal Puttu) Recipe
How can a kerala food without a coconut? Rice flour is cooked along with grated coconut. Add three hand full of rice flour and then add one hand ful of grated coconut followed by another three handful of rice flour.This is done till the top of the puttu maker (steamer). The best combination of the puttu is the kadala (channa) curry. I make a curry using pacha payaru (Green moong dhal). Traditonal keralities eat this with the banana, but i dont like adding banana with puttu. But the traditional way of eating puttu is with kadala curry and banana. Enough o f story... lets see how to make Kerala puttu
Ingredients: Raw Rice (Pachaarisi) 2 Cups*
Grated coconut 1 Cup
Salt To Taste
Water To Sprinkle
*1 Cup = 250ml
Kerala Puttu (Kuzhal Puttu) Recipe
First Lets make Rice Flour - Rinse and Soak the rice for about 3 hours and strain it. Spread the rice in a cloth or a plate and dry the same. Do not allow the rice to dry nicely.
Kerala Puttu (Kuzhal Puttu) Recipe
Making Puttu using Idli Plate: - Take the idli plates. In each mould, first add 2 teaspoon of grated coconut, followed by 2 tablespoon of rice flour
Kerala Puttu (Kuzhal Puttu) Recipe
Tips - Readymade puttu flour is available in the market. Skip steps 1-5 above in that case.
- Always serve hot the puttu. If it is not hot, then it becomes harder.