Cooked Rice Puttu | Soft Puttu Using Frozen Cooked Rice ( Choru 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 4 servings
- 3 cup Cooked rice
- 1/4 -1/2 cup Rice flour/puttupodi
- Salt, as needed
- 1 cup Coconut — grated
Preparation
Step 1
Keep the leftover cooked rice in the freezer for about 6-7 hours or overnight. Then take the frozen rice and keep it outside for few hours. While keeping the rice outside, you can also add some water.
Step 2
Squeeze out the water from the rice using your hands and put it into a mixer jar.
Step 3
Powder/grind it to a smooth powdered form using a mixie (the mixture will look like rice flour).
Step 4
Add little puttupodi and salt to this and Stir everything together thoroughly with hand without any lumps. No need to add extra water.
Step 5
Get a puttu maker and layer it with grated coconut first, then add the rice flour and then a layer of grated coconut. Repeat the process till the puttu maker is filled. Fill pressure cooker/ puttu kudam with 3-4 cups of water and bring to a boil. Place the puttu maker on top of it and steam Continue cooking for 5 to 7 minutes or until the steam starts coming out from the top of puttu maker.
Step 6
Remove it to a plate.
Step 7
Serve this hot soft puttu with kadala curry / potato curry / banana or any spicy curry of your choice.
Tip
Soak the rice for at least 20 minutes before cooking. This ensures even cooking and prevents the grains from breaking.
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