(Puttu Kadala Curry, Puttu Payaru, Pittu) 

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Ingredients
Puttu Flour - 2 cups (Home made or Store Bought) 
Salt - 1 tsp 
Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup + 1/2 cup
Water - as needed

  

Steamed Puttu

Method
1. If you dont get puttu flour, you can also make with  raw rice flour. Dry roast the flour for few minutes. This step is optional but roasting brings out a nice nutty flavour and improves the taste of the puttu.
2. Take the roasted flour in a mixing bowl.  Add the salt and 1/4 cup of grated coconut with the flour. Mix together.
3. Sprinkle water little by little while mixing the flour till the flour is moist.
4. The puttu flour should be crumbly (and not form a dough).  It should be moist enough such that when you press the flour with your palms it should hold together.
5. In the mean time, boil the water in the lower vessel of the puttu stand.
6. In the upper cylinder, add half an inch of grated coconut as the bottom layer. Put two handfuls of the prepared puttu flour as the next layer.
7. Continue layering with grated coconut and puttu flour alternatively till you reach the top.
8. Cover and put the filled cylinder on the lower vessel so that the steam passes through and cooks the puttu.
9. Once you see the steam coming out of the lid of the upper vessel, the puttu is pretty much done. Let the steam come out for another minute or so and switch off.

Serving Suggestions
       - In Kerala, Puttu is served with Kadala Curry (Black Channa Curry).
       - Puttu with sugar and banana is a famous combination in Tamil Nadu.
       - There are other combinations in different regions like puttu & payaru (puttu served with boiled green gram), puttu & papadam, puttu & honey etc.
       - It can also be served with any stew or kurma preparations.
 
Variations
      - You can also make different types of puttu with other kinds of flour like ragi puttu, atta puttu (wheat puttu, gothambu puttu) and rava puttu.
 
Tips
     - If you do not have puttu stand, you can put the prepared puttu flour in the idli stand and steam it.

Prepared Puttu Flour

Puttu with Banana

Puttu with Payaru

Puttu with Kadala Curry

Puttu made with Ragi Flour