Puttu is a nutritious , fast ,healthy(oil free) recipe for breakfast.Puttu can be made from white rice, brown rice,wheat flour,ragi,corn etc. Puttu is made with layers of these alternating with coconut .It is made by wetting the flour gradually with water until the correct texture is achieved.The puttu kadala is a very famous and one of the favourite breakfast for us Mallus.Puttu is also made in Tamilnadu and also Srilanka.In my home it is the Sunday morning breakfast.My amma makes the white rice puttu , brown rice(chemba) puttu and the wheat (godambu)puttu.But now we also get ragi and corn puttu powders in markets so there is more variety.My mom added these two varieties too.
I make the rice varieties often and that too i mostly make the brown one as Navin prefers that .By the way its his favourite and has become one of our Friday breakfast menu( the Dubai weekend!!) My amma says he must have been a south indian last janam.I say " God sent Navin to a north Indian family by mistake and then to compensate gave him a south Indian wife!! LOL.
I remember Rocky and Mayur of HOMP came down to Kerala and missed out having puttu kadala and then they came a second time and kept telling that they wanted to have the" evasive "puttu. So if they can come down to Kerala specially for having our puttu , I think its worth a try at your place.My personal favourite is the wheat puttu.
Another funny mention of the puttu kadala was in the Vodafone zoo zoo advertisement.HAHAHA.. yes it is there.!!!When the zoo zoo goes around the Statue of Liberty it says puttum kadalem!!!! You can check it out here
Puttu is normally made in a puttu kutti.Earlier these used to be made of copper.Puttu was longback made in sections of bamboo or in coconut shell(chiratta).Hence the name chiratta puttu.
I also measure out the quantity required by putting it into the mould.If you require 3 puttu , 2 fully packed moulds of puttu powder will be sufficient or measure 3/4 of the mould for each puttu you want to make..The powder expands after being mixed with water.
So here it is- the famous puttu from Kerala.The kadala curry recipe is here
Utensils required
Pressure cooker and puttu kutti/chiratta mould
Ingredients
2 moulds puttu podi or puttu powder
Water to dampen the powder as required
Grated coconut about 1 and 1/2 cups
How i made puttu
Measure the required quantity of powder. I used roughly 2 packed moulds.(the pictures have the old blogname)
Take water little by little and sprinkle on the puttu powder and keep mixing.Take care just to sprinkle water and not pour .You should be able to hold the flour in your hand like picture shown below.
When you can do that the flour is ready to use.
This is the main thing which determines the quality of your puttu.(the second one being the steaming time)
Once the flour is ready, put a little coconut in the bottom of the mould ,followed by the flour.Then again layer the coconut on top.
You can steam this mould by keeping it on top of a pressure cooker filled with about 2 cups of water.
Remove the whistle and keep the mould on the cooker . Steam for about 3 minutes. (steam will come from the puttu mould too by this time)
Remove from cooker and demould into a plate.
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| White rice puttu |
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| godhambu puttu/wheat flour puttu |
Serve with kadala curry( chole.)
I also like to have it with sugar and milk.A very very famous combination in Kerala is puttu , banana and pappadum.Honestly, I dont like it but you may try it out !!
Note: I dont add salt to the puttu (normally everyone does)
you can also mix in some grated cocnut to the flour but i avoid it as in case i have to store it for a few days , i dont want the coconut going stale and the taste changing.(and eventually having to throw it out)
In case you have the flour leftover you can store it in the fridge in an air tight container.( I have stored upto a week's time).
So all the best with your puttu. Do drop a comment for any doubts !!Encouragement will always be appreciated.
Puttu adipoli.. :)
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