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Puttu Recipe

Yields4 ServingsPrep Time15 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time30 mins

Kerala puttu recipe is an exclusive snack that originated from the South Indian cuisine. Puttu recipe is popular in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.

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 1 cup Raw rice flour
 3 tsp Coconut (Fresh & grated)
 ½ tsp Cooking Oil
 Salt as Required
 Water as Required
Preliminary Steps To Make Recipe Of Puttu
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To make the recipe of puttu, Measure a cup of fine raw rice flour and put it in a broad flat vessel i.e. (thambalam - a huge plate which is wide with brim)

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Add half a tea spoon of salt and sprinkle hot water over it.

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Keep sprinkling the water little by little to the whole flour till it becomes partial wet overall.

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While doing so, keep kneading the flour so gently in order to wet the flour evenly for smoothing the flour to make Puttu recipe.

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Just use your fingertips for this process so that you get soft puttu.

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The texture of the flour should be granular like that of wheat rava. I just give you this example to check the consistency and the texture of the flour you make. Because this step is important to get good puttu.

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Finally, ensure that there are no lumps in it, which would help us to make puttu which is of even texture.

How To Make Puttu Recipe - Using The Puttu Maker To Make Puttu
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To make puttu, Take the “Puttu Maker” (available in most of the vessel shops in south india as puttu kudam) and pour two or three glasses of water (approximately) at the bottom portion of the “Puttu Maker” and keep it in the stove.

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Switch it on and keep it in low flame. Let it get heated for some time.

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Meanwhile, take the top part of the vessel which is cylindrical in shape and hollow at the bottom.

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Just close the hollow with the `perforated plate` (tiny & round) which will be provided with the maker.

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Place it firmly and fill up the hollow.

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Now, fill it up with a handful of grated coconut the first layer.

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Make the second layer with two handfuls of puttu flour (which we have prepared already) just above the first layer.

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Similarly make layers alternatively with the coconut and the rice flour in the ratio of 1:2 to make the puttu.

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Fill three fourth of the ‘Puttu Maker’ like wise and close it with the lid provided.

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Just ensure that the top portion is filled with coconut before closing it.

How To Make Puttu Recipe - Final Steps In Making The Recipe Of Puttu
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By this time, the water would have come to a boil.

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Now you fix the top portion of the vessel to the bottom part and close it intact and change the flame to high mode to make puttu recipe.

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After 7-8 minutes, the steam will start to come out slightly.

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At this stage, keep the flame in medium mode.

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Let it steam cook for about 10 minutes approximately.

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Subsequently, the steam will start coming out nicely from the top vent of the cylindrical vessel.

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Just switch off the stove when you get the aroma of the steamed puttu from the vessel.

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Here, you take the top part of the vessel from the bottom and allow it to cool for five minutes to make puttu recipe.

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After sometime, take the skewer (long metal stick given along with the puttu maker) and just turn the top cylindrical vessel upside down, and push the `perforated plate` with it.

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Just push it with a medium pressure gradually, so that the puttu comes out in a sleaky way and without breakage. This is another important point to remember to make puttu recipe. Beacuse, your entire labor lies in taking it out intact at the end.

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Now the kerala puttu is ready to eat.

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Serve it hot with the kerala special side dishes like kadala curry (black chana gravy) and vegetable stew (a semi solid gravy made out of vegetables mixed with coconut milk).

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Another kerala’s special side dishes are `nendram pazham’ (a banana variety which is famous in Kerala) and jaggery.

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You can also add some ghee along with the jaggery to the puttu recipe if you wish.

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Puttu recipe also goes very well plain sugar and kids love this mostly.

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If you want to try out some new side dishes for this Kerala Puttu recipe , you can have it with North Indian special Chana masala and mix veg curry.

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Just relish this Kerala puttu recipe along with the Kerala`s special “Kattan Chai” to get the feel of authentic kerala style breakfast.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cup

Servings 0


Amount Per Serving
Calories 296
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 2g4%
Total Carbohydrate 122g41%
Protein 15g30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.