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Rice is the most widely consumed grain in India. While plain, steamed rice is delicious by itself, there are a wide variety of other ways in which it is prepared. One such dish is puttu, the famous breakfast food of Kerala. Puttu is also popular in some parts of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.
Made from rice flour and fresh grated coconut, puttu is traditionally steamed in a bamboo puttu maker. The bamboo log gives it the shape and also adds a unique aroma and flavour of its own. These days, however, steel vessels are more commonly used. Puttu can also be made from red rice, ragi, wheat and rava.
While typically served with kadala curry or black chickpeas curry, puttu goes well with fish curry and meat dishes as well. It can also be eaten plain, with a little bit of sugar sprinkled on top.
Getting the consistency of the puttu recipe right is slightly tricky. It is important to get the right amount of moisture; dry, dense puttu is difficult to eat comfortably and very moist puttu will not hold its shape. However, you needn’t worry! Follow the steps of this puttu recipe, and you can make the softest, tastiest puttu ever!
Note: This puttu recipe serves 4-5 people.
Here’s what you’ll need for your puttu recipe –
If you do not have a puttu maker, you can use an idli steamer vessel. While it will not give you the required shape, the taste will be the same.
Another way of cooking it is by using a pot of boiling water covered by a perforated rack as steamer. You can put the puttu mixture in an inverted bowl and keep it on top of the rack to steam and cook.
Puttu is a very nutritious and filling breakfast dish. It is extremely versatile and can be enjoyed with many different dishes. Kadala curry and fish and meat curries are the most popular, but you can try puttu with egg curry, sambar and Kerala-style potato stew as well. Also, opting for organic compounds when making your puttu dish is the healthier way to go about it due to the absence of harmful chemical compounds.
This puttu recipe is sure to give you the softest and tastiest puttu that can even be eaten with just some sugar and a banana! Try 24 Mantra Organics’s Rice flour and try tasty softest rice flour puttu and enjoy a traditional Kerala breakfast!
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