Puttu is a popular steamed rice cake recipe from Kerala a southern area of India. It is traditionally served for morning breakfast served with a curry or a coconut chutney. Although it is typically prepared with rice flour, one of our customers made puttu with Metta Gluten Free flour. According to him, “puttu {with Metta flour} was very good.” The following is a puttu recipe he shared with us.
Ingredients
- 2 C Metta GF flour
- 1 C grated coconut
- ¾ C water
- ¼ tsp salt
- Tool needed: a puttu maker
Instructions
- Mix Metta Gluten Free flour with salt.
- Slowly add water in batches while mixing well with your fingers. The flour needs to hold shape when pressed in your palm, but it should not be lumpy. Make a moist flour with a crumbly texture.
- Pour 2 to 3 cups of water in the base vessel of the puttu maker. Allow the water to get heated and come to a boil.
- In the puttu vessel, layer with 2 Tbsp of grated coconut, followed by 3 Tbsp of Metta flour mixture. Again layer with 2 Tbsp of coconut and then 3 Tbsp of Metta flour. Last layer of 2 Tbsp coconut until leveled and close the top with the lid.
- Place the cylindrical portion on top of the base vessel in which the water must have come to a boil. Allow it to steam for 7 minutes or until the steam escapes from holes of puttu maker.
- Carefully remove the puttu vessel and allow the puttu inside to cool for 3-4 minutes. Then gently push the puttu out using a wooden ladle from the back.
- Best served with a Kadala Curry, any vegetable stew or potato stew, chana masala or even just a coconut chutney.
Note: This recipe was submitted by a customer, Abin. We are grateful to Abin for his creativity in using Metta Gluten Free flour to make puttu and for allowing us to post his recipe here. The photo above is also the courtesy of Abin.
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