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kuzha puttu recipe /kerala style soft rice flour puttu

kuzha puttu recipe /kerala style soft rice flour puttu

Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

  • Rice flour - 11/2 cups
  • Salt to taste
  • Hot water to sprinkle
  • Coconut grated - 3/4 cup+2 tbsp

Instructions
 

  • Take rice flour in a broad vessel add needed salt and 2tbsp of grated coconut and mix thoroughly.
  • Now sprinkle hot water and mix the flour with finger tips without any lumps.
  • Hold some flour with your fist when it holds shape then its the right consistency.
  • Make the flour without any lumps and keep ready.
  • Heat the puttu maker the kudam with water(half filled) and let it boil.
  • In-between place the perforated disc in the puttu maker cylinder and grease it with little oil on all sides.
  • Now first put some grated coconut into the cylinder then the rice flour mixture then again with the grated coconut and close the lid.
  • While stuffing the flour don’t press too much.
  • Now place it on the kudam and when done the steam will come through the cylinder.
  • When done take a plate unmould the puttu by pushing at the back and puttu easily slides down in the plate.
  • Enjoy with kadala curry.
    kuzha puttu recipe /kerala style soft rice flour puttu

Notes

You can use ordinary rice flour or even readymade puttu flour.
Adding some grated coconut to the rice flour itself is optional.
The consistency of the puttu flour is in the mixing and steaming for a right amount of time.
Best combination for this puttu is kadala curry.