Chemmeen Puttu
Steamed layers of rice flour and coconut inside a cylindrical mould — puttu is Kerala morning fuel. It crumbles apart on the plate and soaks up kadala curry, banana, or just a spoonful of sugar and ghee.
Ingredientsfor 3 servings
- 250 g Prawns chemmeen
- 5 nos Onions — chopped
- Curry leaves, to taste
- Coriander leaves — chopped
- 8 nos Green chillies — chopped
- 1 piece Ginger — chopped
- 1 piece Garlic — chopped
- 1/4 tsp Garam masala
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp Chilly powder
- 2 tsp Coconut oil
- Salt, to taste
- 2 cup Rice flour
Preparation
Step 1
For preparing chemmeen puttu, cook prawns with little water in a china dish by continuous stirring.
Step 2
Warm coconut oil in a vessel. Fry onions, curry leaves, coriander leaves, green chillies, ginger, garlic, garam masala, turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilly powder and salt. Mix it well.
Step 3
Next, add the cooked prawns to it and give it a good stir. take it off the heat and set aside.
Step 4
Then mix rice flour and salt. Wet it by sprinkling water to make the puttu mixture.
Step 5
Put the prawn masala instead of adding coconut in the middle of the steam cake and cook in a puttu maker.
Step 6
Steam till done and take it off the heat.
Step 7
Chemmeen puttu, a nadan nutritious recipe, is ready. Serve hot.
Tip
Fresh curry leaves make a genuine difference. Dried curry leaves are a poor substitute — if you cannot get fresh ones, increase the quantity and fry them longer.
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