Puttu..........

Puttu is a traditional Kerala breakfast dish. I was not a great fan of puttu ....but its a crime in Kerala to say that you don't like puttu.... But after marriage when I started cooking by myself I found out the beauty of puttu it's so convenient to make and will go with almost all the side dishes. You don't even need a side dish for puttu, just sugar and ripe banana is enough. 

Ingerdients

Rice flour - 3 Cups 
Grated coconut - 1 cup 
Water- to sprinkle 
Salt- as required. 

I have used chamba puttupodi ( Brown rice flour) that is the reason it is slightly pink in colour. 

1) Mix salt with the rice flour.
2) Sprinkle water to the flour to make the powder wet . Do not add lot of water just sprinkle it and mix. 

  Make the flour without lumps if there is lot of lumps you can run it in a food processor for 1 or two beats( seconds) .

 3) Put a handful of grated coconut in the puttu mould (puttu kutti) and fill the rest with rice flour . 

4) close the lid and steam it for 5 to 6 minutes. 

Serve hot  have it with sugar, banana, pappadam  or steamed whole moong dal (pachapayar) or with Kadala Curry ( Chana Masala) 

puttu and chana masala (kadala curry)