Puttu also known as rice puttu, Indian rice cake, Kerala funnel cake is a popular breakfast in and around South India and Kerala. Puttu is made with rice flour and steamed in a funnel like utensil till cooked.In Kerala puttu is usually served with kadala curry or cooked green gram known as payaru. It is also served with banana, sugar, ghee & papadum which is a perfect combination. In this recipe of puttu learn how to make puttu with red rice flour and rice flour also few serving ideas and variations with step by step pictures and video.
Take rice flour in a bowl. Add in salt, sugar and mix well. Gradually sprinkle in the warm water and rub with your fingers till it form coarse crumbs. It should be slightly wet.
Now take a puttu kolal, first add some coconut, then add the flour mixture and again coconut and continue till top like this.
Place this in the steamer or the vessel where we will put this puttu kolal and cook for 10 min. Now slowly remove it by pushing the puttu kolal with a spoon from the bottom.
Serve it hot with cooked payaru, papadum or banana, sugar, ghee.
For Cooking Green Gram
Green gram is soaked in water for 2 hours. Take it in a sauce pan with some salt. Cover with water and boil until green gram is cooked. Mix cooked green gram with puttu along with ghee and sugar. Instead of cooking in a sauce pan. You can pressure cook for 1 whistle.
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Notes
use warm water for mixing puttu which gives soft puttu.
You can add sugar or skip using it.
Depending on the rice flour brand. The water quantity will vary.
For softer puttu, take the puttu mix in a blender and pulse few times till crumbled which results in softer puttu.
Layering with coconut is important which helps with steaming.