Ingredients
- 2 cups kanchana puttu flour
- 1 cup coconut
- 1.5 cups water as required to sprinkle
- salt as required
Instructions
Making Puttu Flour:
- To a mixing bowl : Add 2 cups kanchana puttu flour, 2 tbsp coconut and salt to taste.
- Mix this well first. Add water little by little totally you may around 1.5 cups.
- Keep adding water and keep mixing until you get a slightly wet crumbly mixture like this.
- If you hold and see it should hold its shape. It should not fall apart on its own.
- And when you press it slightly it should crumble easily
- This is the perfect consistency. Puttu flour ready.
Puttu making :
- Place the plate inside.
- First layer : add 3 tbsp coconut.Slightly press it without applying too much pressure.
- Second layer : Add kanchana puttu flour till half. Slightly press without applying too much pressure.
- Third layer: Add 2 -3 tbsp coconut again.
- Fourth layer : Add puttu flour till almost 3/4 th of the puttu maker.Press slightly with a laddle.
- Fifth layer: Add coconut again and press slightly.
- Close with lid. Place it on the cooker.
- Cook for 7-10 mins or until the steam escapes through the holes. Switch off and remove.
- Open the lid then using a stick push gently to demould.
- Kanchana Puttu ready.
