PURPLE CABBAGE PUTTU RECIPE

Jan 02, 2023
By Mary Anthony
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PURPLE CABBAGE PUTTU /HOW TO MAKE KERALA PUTTU

Puttu is basically a steamed rice flour and coconut log.

Puttu is a breakfast dish eaten in the South Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and parts of Karnataka, as well as Sri Lanka. Puttu means “portioned” in Malayalam. It is made of steamed cylinders of ground rice layered with coconut shavings, sometimes with a sweet or savory filling on the inside. Puttu is served hot with sweet side dishes such as palm sugar or banana, or with curries such as dal, chickpea, mutton, fish or chicken. In Bhatkal, puttu is served with side dishes such as ghee and sugar or Paya.

Puttu is a popular breakfast in Kerala, served either with Kadala Curry or just some sugar and bananas. Usually it is made with rice flour mixed with coconut , but instead of rice flour we can use other millets flour also like ragi / jowar / bajra / wheat /red rice etc

VARIETIES OF PUTTU – https://maryzkitchen.com/?s=PUTTU

INGREDIENTS

Puttu rice flour [ready made or home made] – 1 cup
Ghee – 1 tsp
Salt as per taste
Purple cabbage roughly chopped – 1 cup
Water – as needed
Freshly grated coconut
Puttu maker or idli steamer.

METHOD

Take the purple cabbage + ¼ cup water and grind into fine puree . [ instead of cabbage puree we can use any other coloured vege like palak / beetroot / carrot etc ]

Take the puttu flour in a big plate.

Add ghee + salt and mix the flour.

Add the puree and mix .

Sprinkle water as needed little by little over the flour and mix thoroughly with your finger.

You don’t have to knead the flour like a dough so be careful,you have to just mix.

The flour should be moist and of bread crumbs consistency

There should be no lumps.

Keep it aside for 10 mins.

For soft puttu blend the ready flour mixture for few seconds on pulse. [ important tip – do try ]

HOW TO CHECK THE CONSISTENCY –

1 – Take a handful of wet flour in your fist and try to hold it till it gets the shape as seen in the pic.

2 – Again when you press it ,it should crumble as shown in the pic.

HOW TO FILL THE FLOUR IN THE PUTTU MAKER [THE CYLINDRICAL VESSEL ON TOP OF THE POT- kutty].

Put the disc with holes inside the cylindrical vessel, it should fit in well at the bottom of this vessel.

First layer 2 tbsp of grated coconut then add 6 tbsp of the flour mixture.

Again add the grated coconut and then the flour mixture.

Repeat this process till the kutty is full.

You don’t have to press the layers, the layer has to be loose.

End it with the layer of coconut .

HOW TO STEAM THE PUTTU IN THE PUTTU KUTTY

Take 3-4 cup of water in the puttu pot and keep it on high flame .

When the water starts boiling keep the flame on medium.

Place the puttu kutty on the pot and cover it with the lid.

After 5 minutes u will see steam coming out from the holes of the lid,lower the flame to low and steam for more 3-4 mins

U have to steam for 8-10 minutes.[5mins on medium and 3-4 min on low]

When you get a nice aroma , off the flame and remove the kutty.

Keep the kutty aside for 2-3 mins.

Open the lid and gently push it with a wooden ladle.

HOW TO MAKE PUTTU FLOUR AT HOME –

Soak raw rice for 2-3 hrs , wash and drain it completely,

Put it to dry under fan or a cool place [not sun]on a bedsheet ,till it dries for 25- 30 minutes [it should be slightly wet]

Blend it in a mixer to a not very fine powder [in betwwen coarse and fine consistency]

Fry the flour in a thick kadai for 4-5 on medium flame by constantly stirring it ,till it is moisture free or slips down the ladle.

Cool the flour ,its ready to use it.

Puttu mashed and mixed with banana and jaggery

NOTE –

Tamilians serve it with cooked and tempered whole green moong dal .
Keralites serve it with kadala curry [brown kabuli chana gravy] or egg curry
In my house we serve it with banana and sugar for breakfast.
For kadala curry refer to my recipe of chole in south indian style.instead of white kabuli chana use brown kabuli chana or instead of chana add boiled egg – https://maryzkitchen.com/chole-in-south-indian-style-kabuli-chana-in-roasted-coconut-gravy/
If you are making for the first time then buy readymade puttu flour from south indian stores
For soft puttu blend the ready flour mixture for few seconds on pulse.
You get ready made puttu flour in SouthIndian stores or try online .i have used readymade one.
While layering you have to start with coconut and end with coconut.
You can also make of different flour.

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