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Kerala Puttu (Kuzhal Puttu) Recipe

Posted on Oct 28th, 2014
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
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Kuzhal Puttu is one of the popular and conventional breakfast in Kerala. It is made of steamed cylinders of ground rice layered with coconut shavings, sometimes with a sweet or savory filling on the inside. Kerala Puttu is served hot with sweet side dishes such as palm sugar or banana, or with curries such as dal, chickpea or papad
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Soaking Time 3 hours
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Kuzhal puttu is a traditional Kerala breakfast dish. Like idly, this also cooked in steam and hence very good for health, as we are not adding any oil for cooking. This dish is cylinderical in shape and made using Puttu maker. Puttu maker is nothing but a steamer which is cylinderical in shape and hence you are getting the puttu also in cylinderical shape. If you dont have the puttu maker, then you can also make this using the idly plate. The main ingrediant for making puttu is the rice flour. Now a days instant puttu mix is available in the market. For those who are living abroad can check this in the indian shops.

How can a kerala food without a coconut? Rice flour is cooked along with grated coconut. Add three hand full of rice flour and then add one hand ful of grated coconut followed by another three handful of rice flour.This is done till the top of the puttu maker (steamer). Its a layered dish with rice flour and coconut alternately. The best combination of the puttu is the kadala (channa) curry. I make a curry using pacha payaru (Green moong dhal). Traditonal keralities eat this with the banana, but i dont like adding banana with puttu. But the traditional way of eating puttu is with kadala curry and banana. Enough of story… lets see how to make Kerala puttu
Tips
  • We can make puttu flour in larger quantity and grind it in rice mill and store in air-tight container. If we are doing in small quantity we can use our regular mixie. One main point to keep in mind while grinding in mixie, is that we should not allow the wet rice to become completely dry, we should grind it when there is little dampness left, otherwise the rice will be very coarse.
  • While mixing warm water to the rice flour, do not add all water at once. Sprinkle water little by little and mix the rice flour. The flour should be in crumbled form but at the same time it you should feel the dampness. Then only it will get cooked.
  • Readymade puttu flour is available in the market. Skip steps 1-5 in the below instructions in that case.
  • Always serve hot the puttu. If it is not hot, then it becomes harder.

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Recipe Card for Kerala Puttu (Kuzhal Puttu):

Kerala Puttu Recipe | Kerala Kuzhal Puttu Recipe
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Kerala Puttu Recipe | Kuzhal Puttu Recipe

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian, Kerala, South Indian
Equipments Needed
  • Pressure Cooker
  • Puttu Maker
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Soaking Time: 3 hours
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 143kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Kuzhal Puttu is one of the popular and conventional breakfast in Kerala. It is made of steamed cylinders of ground rice layered with coconut shavings, sometimes with a sweet or savory filling on the inside. Kerala Puttu is served hot with sweet side dishes such as palm sugar or banana, or with curries such as dal, chickpea or papad
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Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Raw Rice 1 Cup - 250ml
  • 1 Cup Grated Jaggery
  • 1 tsp Salt Adjust As Needed
  • 1 Cup Water We may need less or more depending upon the rice quality

Instructions 

Preparing Rice Flour

  • Rinse and Soak the rice for about 3 hours and strain it. Spread the rice in a cloth or a plate and dry the same. Do not allow the rice to dry nicely.
  • When the rice is little damp, Grind the rice to a fine powder. Sieve it to get a nice and smooth rice flour. If you have lumps, grind the lumps again and sieve it
  • Take the sieved smooth rice flour to the pan and dry fry it till rice flour is warm and also if you take a little flour in your hands, you should be able to draw or put kolam with the flour. This is the right consistency. Remove the rice flour from the flame and again sieve it. You can notice a lot of lumps again
  • Add those lumps to the mixer and grind it to a smooth powder. Add this smooth powder to the dry fried rice flour and mix well. Now our Puttu flour is ready

Making Puttu using Puttu Maker

  • Lets take all our ingredients readily. Heat water in a bowl and allow it to warm. Add salt to the rice flour and mix well. Sprinkle water little by little. This is a tricky part. Dont add too much of water or too less water.
  • Try to make a lump out of the wet mixture and ensure that the lump doesnot break off. This is the right stage to stop adding the water. Add water to the bottom part of the puttu maker till half of its capacity. Keep the bottom portion of the puttu maker in the flame.
  • Now take the cylindrical portion of the puttu maker. Put the mould inside it then add handfull of grated coconut in the puttu maker. It is then followed by three handfull of rice flour and again followed by one handfull of grated coconut.
  • Follow this step till you reach the top of the cylinder. Close the lid of the cylinder and place it on top of the puttu maker and steam it.
  • After steaming for 10 minutes, keep the flame low and gently take the cylinder using a cloth and using the backside of a ladle, gently push the mould on one side of the cylinder so that the puttu comes out in a proper cylinder shape. If the puttu is undercooked, it would break while removing from the cylinder. Also only for the first batch, the steaming process would take a little while, consecutive batches would take less time. Also ensure the water level in the bottom portion of the puttu maker. Adjus the water level if the water is evaporated.

Serving Time

  • Now our yummy puttu is ready to serve! Serve this yummy Puttu with Kadala Curry, Coconut milk, banana or with simple cooked green moong dal or plain sugar and enjoy this delicious breakfast

Making Puttu using Idli Plates

  • Take the idli plates. In each mould, first add 2 teaspoon of grated coconut, followed by 2 tablespoon of rice flour
  • Again add grated coconut on top of the flour. Repeat the same for rest of the flour and coconut. Place the idli plates in a streamer or cooker and steam it for 5 minutes.
  • After steaming, remove the idli plates and gently remove the puttu from each mould. This is the simplest way to make puttu without having puttu maker.
  • Also we can use the same process and add the flour and grated coconut to a bowl and place the bowl in a steamer or pressure cooker and steam the puttu. We can also add one layer of cooked green moong dal in the middle of the puttu which will also give a wonderful taste to the puttu.

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Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts
Kerala Puttu Recipe | Kuzhal Puttu Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 Cup)
Calories 143 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Carbohydrates 30g10%
Protein 3g6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Instructions with Step  by Step Pictures:

First Lets make Rice Flour

  • Rinse and Soak the rice for about 3 hours and strain it. Spread the rice in a cloth or a plate and dry the same. Do not allow the rice to dry nicely.
  • When the rice is little damp, Grind the rice to a fine powder. Sieve it to get a nice and smooth rice flour. If you have lumps, grind the lumps again and sieve it
  • Take the sieved smooth rice flour to the pan and dry fry it till rice flour is warm and also if you take a little flour in your hands, you should be able to draw or put kolam with the flour. This is the right consistency. Remove the rice flour from the flame and again sieve it. You can notice a lot of lumps again
  • Add those lumps to the mixer and grind it to a smooth powder. Add this smooth powder to the dry fried rice flour and mix well. Now our Puttu flour is ready

Lets make Puttu now using Puttu Maker

  • Lets take all our ingredients readily. Heat water in a bowl and allow it to warm. Add salt to the rice flour and mix well. Sprinkle water little by little. This is a tricky part. Dont add too much of water or too less water.
  • Try to make a lump out of the wet mixture and ensure that the lump doesnot break off. This is the right stage to stop adding the water. Add water to the bottom part of the puttu maker till half of its capacity. Keep the bottom portion of the puttu maker in the flame.
  • Now take the cylindrical portion of the puttu maker. Put the mould inside it then add handfull of grated coconut in the puttu maker. It is then followed by three handfull of rice flour and again followed by one handfull of grated coconut.
  • Follow this step till you reach the top of the cylinder. Close the lid of the cylinder and place it on top of the puttu maker and steam it.
  • After steaming for 10 minutes, keep the flame low and gently take the cylinder using a cloth and using the backside of a ladle, gently push the mould on one side of the cylinder so that the puttu comes out in a proper cylinder shape. If the puttu is undercooked, it would break while removing from the cylinder. Also only for the first batch, the steaming process would take a little while, consecutive batches would take less time. Also ensure the water level in the bottom portion of the puttu maker. Adjus the water level if the water is evaporated.
  • Now our yummy puttu is ready to serve! Serve this yummy Puttu with Kadala Curry, Coconut milk, banana or with simple cooked green moong dal or plain sugar and enjoy this delicious breakfast
Kerala Puttu (Kuzhal Puttu) Recipe
Kerala Puttu (Kuzhal Puttu) Recipe

Making Puttu using Idli Plate:

  • Take the idli plates. In each mould, first add 2 teaspoon of grated coconut, followed by 2 tablespoon of rice flour
  • Again add grated coconut on top of the flour. Repeat the same for rest of the flour and coconut. Place the idli plates in a streamer or cooker and steam it for 5 minutes.
  • After steaming, remove the idli plates and gently remove the puttu from each mould. This is the simplest way to make puttu without having puttu maker.
  • Also we can use the same process and add the flour and grated coconut to a bowl and place the bowl in a steamer or pressure cooker and steam the puttu. We can also add one layer of cooked green moong dal in the middle of the puttu which will also give a wonderful taste to the puttu.
Kerala Puttu (Kuzhal Puttu) Recipe
Kerala Puttu (Kuzhal Puttu) Recipe
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Sowmya Venkatachalam

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Jyothi Rajesh says:
October 29, 2014 at 3:50 am

Puttu with kadalai curry is all time fav. Love it. Nicely explained and tempting clicks

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yukta jignesh panchal says:
December 13, 2021 at 8:48 pm

please say the nutritional value also

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