Vella Puttu
- 47 min
- not spicy
- Serves 4
Vella puttu, a Tamil Nadu sweet of steamed rice flour mixed with jaggery syrup, grated coconut, cardamom and ghee. Vegetarian, serves 4, about 45 minutes.
Good for: Karthigai Deepam
Ingredients
Rice Flour225 grams
Salt1 grams
Water, For Mixing120 ml
Jaggery, Powdered180 grams
Coconut, Grated40 grams
Cardamom Powder½ tsp
Ghee1 tbsp
Contains: milk.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 450kcal | 1800kcal |
| Protein | 3.9g | 16g |
| Carbohydrate | 91g | 363g |
| Fat | 8.1g | 32g |
| Fibre | 2.3g | 9.2g |
| Sugar | 39g | 156g |
Cookd masalas for rice flour
Method
Get ready by powdering the jaggery and grating the coconut. Keep them separately.
Roast the rice flour in a dry kadai on low flame for 4 to 5 minutes. Stir often until the flour feels warm and the raw smell goes. Do not let it change colour.
Add salt and sprinkle the water little by little over the warm flour. Mix with your fingers until it becomes a soft, moist crumb that holds when pressed but does not form a dough. Rest it for 5 minutes.
Bring the steaming water to a boil on high flame for 5 to 7 minutes, until it boils well. Place the moistened flour on a clean cloth or steamer plate and steam on medium flame for 10 minutes, until it is soft and has no raw smell. Cool it for 2 minutes, then break up any lumps.
Add the jaggery and water to a kadai. Cook on medium flame for 5 minutes, stirring until the jaggery melts and the syrup becomes slightly sticky. If it has dirt, strain the syrup into a bowl and pour it back into the kadai.
Add the grated coconut and cardamom powder to the hot jaggery syrup. Cook on low flame for 2 minutes until the coconut is coated and the mixture bubbles lightly.
Add the steamed rice flour in batches and mix on low flame for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the ghee and mix. Stop when the flour is evenly coated, soft and holds together without excess liquid. Serve warm.
Before you start
- How long does Vella Puttu take?
- 47 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 32 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Vella Puttu serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Vella Puttu vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Vella Puttu spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Vella Puttu?
- 225 grams Rice Flour, 1 grams Salt, 180 grams Jaggery, 40 grams Coconut, 120 ml Water, 1 tbsp Ghee, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Vella Puttu?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Vella Puttu?
- About 450 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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