Puttu Recipe

Puttu also generally known as rice puttu, Indian rice cake, Kerala funnel cake is a preferred breakfast in and around South India and Kerala. Puttu is made with rice flour and steamed in a funnel like utensil till cooked.In Kerala puttu is normally served with kadala curry or cooked green gram generally known as payaru. It’s also served with banana, sugar, ghee & papadum which is an ideal combination. On this recipe of puttu learn the best way to make puttu with red rice flour and rice flour also few serving ideas and variations with step-by-step pictures and video. 

Puttu Recipe

Puttu is one in every of my childhood favourite breakfast. Still it stays the identical and it’s loved by everyone in my family including my kiddos. This steamed Kerala puttu is just not only taste amazing but is very nutritious as well. Making puttu is just not in any respect complicated, we now have it for breakfast no less than once every week. 

About Puttu 

Puttu is one in every of the famous Kerala breakfast dish. It’s also generally known as Rice puttu, puttu kadala curry, Indian rice cake, Steamed funnel cake and plenty of more. Traditionally puttu is served with fish curry or kadala curry.  You possibly can serve with green gram curry, chicken curry or mutton roast. But in our family we prefer it with ripe banana, cooked green gram, sugar, ghee and papadum. 

Traditional puttu is made with rice flour. It is instantly available in supermarket nowadays. It’s generally known as Puttu podi, puttu mix or puttu maavu. Puttu Flour is made with red rice or white rice depending on the brand you get. Puttu podi may have barely coarse texture to it but you should utilize any number of rice flour to make puttu.  Depending on the brand and number of rice flour you utilize the amount of water used will vary. 

Although traditional Kerala puttu is made with rice flour. You possibly can easily use a wide range of puttu recipe with other flour as well. I actually have many versions on the blog, among the popular ones are ragi puttu, wheat puttu, tapioca puttu.

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Watch Puttu Recipe Video 

Puttu Ingredients

Puttu Podi | Rice Flour – for making puttu, you should utilize store bought or homemade rice flour. Readymade puttu podi is accessible available in the market. You will discover white rice flour or red rice putti podi. Puttu podi may have barely coarse texture to it but you should utilize any number of rice flour to make puttu.  Depending on the brand and number of rice flour you utilize the amount of water used will vary. 

Salt – You possibly can add advantageous salt to the rice flour and blend well. For those who are using rock salt, mix sea salt in warm water and use the water to make puttu mixture.

Sugar – I prefer to add sugar in my puttu podi when mixing. You possibly can skip adding sugar within the mixture. 

Fresh Coconut – use freshly grated coconut to layer puttu. Layering rice flour with coconut helps with the steaming process

Puttu Kudam or Puttu Maker

Puttu is made in a standard funnel steamer called as puttu kudam or puttu steamer. It is accessible in number of shapes and material available in the market. In case you do not have puttu kudam you’ll be able to steam the mixture in a idli steamer also. I used a typical puttu kolal for this, but for those who don’t have that you would use a small bowl and put the coconut and flour mixture in layers and steam it, it should still come out great. However the only thing is you won’t get the normal shape for it.

Puttu Kudam – puttu kudam also generally known as funnel puttu maker. It’s the normal strategy to steam puttu. It is accessible in steel, brass, bamboo or mud as well.

Cup puttu maker – The puttu cup maker is to be kept on the steam vent of the cooker after removing the whistle. I used this puttu maker to make my bread puttu recipe.

Bamboo Puttu Maker –  is one in every of a historically used cookware made from bamboo and coconut shell. It’s used to cook food with the usage of steam. The smell just wafts through the puttu which taste amazing. You possibly can refer my bamboo biryani for this usage.

Steamer Plate – you should utilize any steamer to steam the puttu mix. Place the steamer plate inside a pot with boiling water and steam cook.

Idli Steamer Pot – this essentially the most convenient method for steaming puttu. You do not have to layer. Spread the puttu mixture in a clean muslin cloth, sprinkle with coconut. tie it to together and place inside idli steamer over idli plate and steam for 10 minutes.

Which is the very best puttu podi to make use of

White Puttu Podi – it’s made with white rice. For making homemade puttu podi, soak rice in water for few hours. Strain it in a sieve for few hours. Spread the soaked rice on clean cloth and dry for quarter-hour. Now take the strained rice in a blender and powder to a rough powder. No take this rice powder in a dry pan and roast for jiffy till steam comes from the pan. Put aside to chill completely and store. 

Red Rice Puttu Podi (Chemba Puttu) – that is the normal Kerala puttu podi. It’s made with samba rice (Kerala red rice). Same process as mentioned above is followed for this rice too. The water added to this red rice puttu podi is greater than regular white rice. 

The way to Make Puttu (Stepwise Pictures)

Making Puttu Mix

1)Take rice flour in a bowl. I used store bought rice flour. You should utilize puttu flour or puttu maavu that is accessible within the stores. The recipe and method stays the identical for any number of flour. Only adjustment that you will have to do is the water quantity.

Pro Tip: Depending on the form of rice flour you utilize, you may must add roughly water.

2)Add in salt and sugar to the rice flour. Sugar is optional, you’ll be able to skip for those who want. Once salt and sugar is added mix it very well along with your hands so the salt gets evenly mixed with the flour.

3)Now add in water. Warm water is preferred. Sprinkle water little by little and blend it evenly along with your hands.

4)Sprinkle more water as required and rub it well along with your fingers.

5)The mixture should resemble coarse breadcrumbs. Set this mixture aside for quarter-hour till the water is absorbed into the rice flour.

The way to Make Soft Puttu (Mixture)

6)That is the best way to check whether your puttu mix is prepared. Take a small portion of the puttu mixture and press it between your hands. It should hold its shape when pressed tightly. While you crumble them, it should crumble easily. The mixture of puttu must be like wet sand. It must be crumbly.

Suggestions for Soft Puttu – For those who want extra soft puttu. Here is my tip. Take this puttu mix in a blender jar or food processor and run it for few seconds. The mixture will get even and more soft.

Layering mixture within the puttu steamer

6)Place the disc inside puttu steamer. Add water to the bottom of the puttu steamer and place on heat so it involves a boil.

7)Add in grated coconut contained in the base of the puttu steamer.

8)Add in rice flour. You have to fill rice flour till half of the steamer.

9)Repeat the identical yet another time. Add coconut over the rice flour after which fill to the highest with puttu mix.

10)Top with some coconut.

11)Cover with a lid.

Steaming Puttu

12)Fill water in the bottom of the puttu steamer. Bring it to a boil.

12)Place the puttu funnel on top of the bottom. Cook them on medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes. You will note steam coming out of the highest holes which is on the lid. Before removing, check whether the puttu mixture is cooked.

13)Now use a steel rod or back of the ladle to push the bottom out. Steamed puttu will come out.

14)Hot steaming puttu is able to serve. Enjoy with cooked green gram, banana, papad or kadala curry.

The way to Make Puttu with Red Rice

Red rice puttu flour is well available in shops nowadays. It comes by the name red rice puttu flour. Also generally known as red rice, chemba, chamba, samba puttu podi.

1)I used this red rice chemna puttu powder. Red rice puttu podi takes more water than regular rice flour.

2)Take the puttu powder in a bowl.

3)Add in warm water which is mixed with some salt.

4)Rub it well into the flour little at a time. The mixture must be crumbly like wet sand.

5)Now to layer puttu. Take puttu funnel, place holed disc in the underside. Place the grated coconut in the bottom, top with red rice puttu mix till it comes half way through.

6)Top with more coconut and more puttu mix.

7)Finally top with grated coconut and canopy. Steam cook for 10 minutes till you see steam coming out of the highest.

8)Gently un mould and serve.

Variations

Banana Puttu (Nendrapazham Puttu)

This version is my childhood favorite. Amma all the time make it for us. As an alternative of serving puttu with banana, she adds sliced nendran banana into the puttu kudam when steaming. The banana steams with the puttu which makes it more tasty.

1)Take nendran banana. Be certain the banana is ripe.

2)Peel, chop banana into small pieces. You possibly can add some sugar or jaggery into the banana and blend.

3)Banana mix is prepared. You may also add grated coconut, pinch of cardamom powder within the banana for more flavour.

4)Now to layer the banana puttu. First coconut -> puttu mix -> nendran banana -> coconut ->puttu mix -> nendran banana -> coconut.

5)Steam cook this 10 to 12 minutes.

6)Serve hot.

Serving Suggestions with Puttu

Green gram | Pacha Payaru

That is essentially the most authentic side dish served with puttu. Addition of cooked green gram increases the protein of the meal and makes it filling and substantial.m

Green gram is soaked in water for two hours. Take it in a sauce pan with some salt. Cover with water and boil until green gram is cooked. Mix cooked green gram with puttu together with ghee and sugar. As an alternative of cooking in a sauce pan. You possibly can pressure cook for 1 whistle.

1)Wash and soak green gram for two hours.

2)Strain and take it in a sauce pan. Cover with fresh water, sprinkle salt and convey it to a full boil. Simmer the flame and cook until green gram is cooked.

3)Strain the green gram in a colander and serve.

Papadum

deep fried papadum in oil and serve with cooked green gram, banana, ghee and sugar.  

Banana – Ripe banana is served with puttu. You should utilize any variety to combine with cooked puttu. Nendrapzham is normally served with puttu in Kerala. You possibly can add chopped nendrapazham when layering puttu and steam together. 

Sugar & Ghee – jaggery, sugar is used to sweeten puttu.  Pure ghee is drizzled over hot puttu before serving.

Expert Suggestions

• use warm water for mixing puttu which provides soft puttu.
• You possibly can add sugar or skip using it. 
• Depending on the rice flour brand. The water quantity will vary.
• For softer puttu, take the puttu mix in a blender and pulse few times till crumbled which ends up in softer puttu.
• Layering with coconut is very important which helps with steaming. 

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