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Showing posts with label chiratta puttu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chiratta puttu. Show all posts

Monday, April 19, 2010

Gothambu Puttu / Wheat Puttu



Gothambu Puttu / Wheat Steam Cake is a different variety of Puttu.
Use Roasted Wheat flour instead of Rice Flour which is used to prepare regular Rice puttu.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Roasted wheat flour -1 cup 
  • Grated Coconut -¼ cup
  • Salt - to taste
  • Water- as required to make the powder wet .
  • Puttu kudam (puttu maker)

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Add salt to the roasted flour gently to make a mixture.
  • Sprinkle water in to flour little at a time and mix the flour. 
  • Repeat sprinkling water till the flour is wet.
  • Place a pot shapped utensil on the stove. 
  • Fill half the utensil with water and boil the water.
  • Place a puttu maker on the top of the utensil .
  • Put some grated coconut in it, and fill puttu maker with the mixture and put some grated coconut on the top .
  • Steam in a vessel for 10 minutes and serve hot
Recommended Combination: Gothambu Puttu can be served hot with Kadala curry / Payar Curry / Pazham / Pappadam

Monday, March 22, 2010

Chiratta Puttu / Rice Steam Cake



Puttu is a speciality of kerala cuisine and a favourite breakfast of keralites.This is considered as a healthier breakfast .It is rich in Nutrients & Vitamins.
Puttu is made of Rice Flour and Grated Coconut in steam.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Raw rice flour -1 cup
  • Grated Coconut -¼ cup
  • Salt - to taste
  • Water- as required
  • Coconut Shell or Chiratta

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • In a pan, add rice flour and dry roast lightly. Stirring continuously. The white color of the rice flour should change very lightly.
  • Allow the powder to cool.
  • Add salt to the roasted flour gently to make a mixture.
  • Sprinkle water on the rice flour, little at a time and mix the flour.
  • Repeat sprinkling water till the flour is wet.
  • Place a pot shapped utensil on the stove. Fill half the utensil with water and allow to boil .
  • Put a hole in the coconut shell (chiratta) and place it on the top of the utensil .
  • Put some grated coconut in it, and fill the shell with the mixture and put some grated coconut on the top .
  • Steam in a vessel for 10 minutes and serve hot.
Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Pazham, Payar and Pappadam , Kadala Curry