Friday, February 21, 2014

Salt Puttu

                                This salt Puttu can be prepared within 15 mins. and goes very well with Kadalai Curry.( Black Sundal )This can also be taken with Banana or any other Karakuzhambu but Kadalai Curry is the best combination.



Cooked Puttu



Ingredients :

Roasted Rice Flour    1 cup.
Grated coconut         6 tbsp
Salt.

Method :

1. Add 3/4  to 1tsp. of salt to the flour. Mix well.

2. Sprinkle water little by little to the flour and mix well. There is no exact measurement
   of the water to be added. But roasted flour absorbs a lot of water.Set aside for 5 mins.
   and powder in the large jar of the mixer.It is free from lumps and becomes soft.

3. The flour expands well. Steam it with the coconut in any type of Puttu Maker.

4. I always use the cup shaped Puttu Maker, that can be fitted on the steam vent of any
    pressure cooker with 2 cups of boiling water.    2 or 3 lit. small cooker is ideal.

5. Pour 2 cups. of water in the cooker and let it boil.Take the cup shaped Puttu maker,
   place the perforated plate at the bottom, spread 1 tbsp. of grated coconut, above that
   add the flour with a small space on the top.Fill that gap in the top with a layer of
   coconut of 2 tbsp.  Close the lid.

6. Place the Puttu Maker on the steam vent of the cooker lid, inside which the water must
    be boiling. In 1 or 2 mins. the steam comes out through the 3 holes in the lid of the
    Puttu Maker. Remove from the cooker, open the lid and turn upside down in a dish.
    The cooked Puttu comes out in the shape of cup and it is ready for eating.Repeat with
    the left flour.

7. 1 cup of roasted flour mixed with water can be steamed in 2 times easily.
     Only the method seems to be lengthy but it can be done within 20 mins. 

Note :

  1 cup rice flour can be mixed with water and powdered. The first half can be steamed without salt. That can be mixed with sugar ,little ghee, cashew and cardamom powder.

  The second half can be mixed with little salt, steamed and taken with any curry.A perfect sweet and salt Puttu is ready for a small family of two or three.




 

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