Puttu Kerala Breakfast
The breakfast that powers most of Kerala before 8 AM. Rice flour, grated coconut, and steam — nothing more, nothing less. The texture should be fluffy and loose, never dense or packed.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 1/2 kg Raw Rice (Pachari)
- 1/2 Of Coconut
- Water to sprinkle
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Soak rice in water for 4 hrs.
Step 2
Leave it to drain and grind it to make fine powder.
Step 3
Heat the powder for 5 minutes. While heating it, keep on stirring.
Step 4
Keep the fried powder to cool.
Step 5
Mix salt with water and sprinkle this to the powdered rice just to make the powder wet(do not put a lot of water).
Step 6
For making puttu, use PUTTUKUTTI. Put a handful of grated coconut in the puttu kutty and then put rice powder till half followed by another handful of grated coconut. This is done till the top. Close the lid and steam it for 2 minutes.
Step 7
Note : Instead of making puttu powder, you can use rice flour (1 cup) instead and follow the same procedure to make it.
Step 8
Serve puttu hot.
Step 9
Best combination for puttu is with kadala (chana) curry.
Step 10
Puttu is a favorite breakfast in kerala. Puttu is also very easy to make. Now a days you can get puttu powder ready made in all the stores.
Tip
Good shallots are the backbone of Kerala cooking. They should be small, pink-purple, and strong-smelling. Large onions can substitute, but the flavour will be different.
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