Puttu
Veg · Rice dishes, Tiffin
Good for: Onam, Rainy Day
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Kerala puttu: rice flour layered with grated coconut in a puttu maker and steamed. Serves 4, 40 minutes plus soaking if grinding rice, step-by-step video.
Low calorie
Ingredients
5 itemsRice, Parboiled1 cup
Water1 cup
Salt1 tsp
Coconut (Grated)1 cup
Puttu Flour1 cup
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 353kcal | 1412kcal |
| Protein | 5.8g | 23g |
| Carbohydrate | 64g | 256g |
| Fat | 8.3g | 33g |
| Fibre | 3.4g | 14g |
| Sugar | 1.5g | 6g |
Cookd masalas for puttu flour
Method
- 1
Wash and soak rice in water for 4 hours.
Rice
- 2
Strain the rice, lay on a cloth, and dry for 30 minutes.
- 3
Grind it into a powder. Sieve it and grind any leftover rice again. Add it to the ground rice.
- 4
Take the puttu flour in a wide bowl. Add salt and ½ cup of the grated coconut and mix.
WaterSaltCoconut (Grated)
- 5
Sprinkle the water a little at a time, and mix gently with your fingers until the moisture is spread evenly.
- 6
In the puttu cylinder (puttu kutti), put in 1 tbsp of coconut. Add the puttu mixture halfway through. Add 1 tbsp more of the grated coconut. Repeat the same one more time until it is filled.
- 7
In a puttu steamer, add water in the bottom vessel and bring to a boil.
SaltCoconut (Grated)Puttu Flour
- 8
Place the lid on top and steam for 10 minutes.
Water
- 9
To cook the puttu without the puttu steamer, in a bowl add grated coconut and then the puttu mixture and pack it tightly. Demould it onto an oiled plate. and keep it in a makeshift steamer and let it steam for 10. minutes.
- 10
Take it out of the steamer and serve it hot with sugar or stew.
Before you start
- How long does Puttu take?
- 40 minutes from start to finish. That is 25 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Puttu serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Puttu vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Puttu spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Puttu?
- 1 cup Puttu Flour, 0.50 cup Coconut (Grated), 1 cup Rice, 0.50 cup Water, 0.50 tsp Salt, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Puttu?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Puttu?
- About 353 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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