Magilampoo Puttu
Also known as Magilam Poo puttu · Veg · Dal, Snacks & Starters
Good for: Karthigai Deepam
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A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Magilampoo puttu is a steamed moong dal cake crumbled and mixed with jaggery syrup, coconut, cashews and ghee. Serves 6, 35 minutes plus soaking, with video.
Ingredients
9 itemsMoong Dal250 grams
Coconut (Grated)2 tbsp
Cardamom Powder1/2 tsp
Water
Ghee4 tbsp
Cashew (half)10
Jaggery1 cup
Salt1/2 tsp
Contains: milk, cashew or other tree nuts.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 6. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 406kcal | 2436kcal |
| Protein | 11g | 63g |
| Carbohydrate | 65g | 388g |
| Fat | 12g | 73g |
| Fibre | 6.9g | 41g |
| Sugar | 34g | 205g |
Cookd masalas for moong dal
Method
- 1
Wash and soak the moong dal for 2 hours. In a blender add the moong dal, salt, water and blent it to a batter consistency
Moong DalWaterSalt
- 2
Take an Idly pan and pour the batter. Steam it for 15 minutes
- 3
Now melt the jaggery into a thin consistency
JaggeryWater
- 4
In a small kadai, add the ghee, cashewnut, coconut and saute it until it has a nice aroma
Coconut (Grated)GheeCashew (half)
- 5
Rest it for 10 minutes and blend it into small pisces
- 6
our it over the puttu, now add this ghee mixture into the puttu and mix it
Cardamom Powder
Before you start
- How long does Magilampoo Puttu take?
- 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 5 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Magilampoo Puttu serve?
- 6. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Magilampoo Puttu vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Magilampoo Puttu spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Magilampoo Puttu?
- 250 grams Moong Dal, 1 cup Jaggery, 2 tbsp Coconut (Grated), 10 Cashew (half), 4 tbsp Ghee, 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Magilampoo Puttu?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Magilampoo Puttu?
- About 406 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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