Tuesday 18 August 2015

Steamed roasted brown rice flour with grated coconut ( puttu)

Puttu is a traditional food found in South Asian countries such as South India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia. It is also sometimes pronounced as pittu (especially in Sri Lanka).


Today I am going to make puttu with equal proportion of brown rice flour and white rice flour. You can use less white rice flour.You can make entirely of brown rice flour or white rice flour or all purpose flour or any combination of them. The method of preparation is the same. Puttu made entirely of brown rice flour will taste a little rough. When made entirely of all purpose flour will be very soft.



                                  Recipe summary
                                                For
  Steamed roasted brown rice flour with grated coconut
 (puttu)
    
Preparation time:30 minutes
Cooking time: 5-7 minutes
Serves: 4


1. You  need a steamer to make this dish.

2. Take one cup of white rice flour and set aside.
Main ingredients

3. In a large bowl add the 2 cups of brown and two cups of white rice flour and 1 tsp salt. Mix well. 


4. Add two cups of water and mix well with a long chopstick or the handle of a ladle . It will not form a dough because the water is not sufficient. It will form into large crumbles. 

5. Put the mixed flour in a food processor with the S blade. Pulse a couple of times.
In the food processor
In the food processor


6. More water will make larger crumbles and less water will make smaller crumbles. If the water is less add water. If water is more add flour. You want the crumbles to resemble slightly bigger than couscous. That will be very tasty. Get the size of the crumbles to suite your taste.

7. In the steamer spread some scrapped coconut. You will need 50 grams of coconut.
Puttu with shredded  coconut
Puttu with shredded coconut


8.  Add some of the puttu crumbles. Then add  shredded coconut. Mix using a fork. Repeat the process, making layers of puttu and coconut and add all the flour.

9. Heat the water in the steamer base until it is boiling. Now place the steamer on top and then the lid. Let the water boil for about 8 to 10 minutes or until you see steam coming out from the top. When steam comes out from the top it means the puttu is cooked.
You will get a nice smell. Remove the steamer.

10. The puttu can be served with some spicy meat curry, fried egg. If you are a vegetarian with spicy fried potato,soft fried brinjal or coconut sambol.

Steamed roasted brown rice flour with grated coconut 
(puttu)is ready.
                                  
                            
                       Recipe follows in detail with pictures.


Preparation time:30 minutes
Cooking time: 5-7 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:
Main
2 cups brown rice flour
3 cups white rice flour
50 grams shredded coconut
3 cups of water (hot water)
Others 
salt to taste

You  need a steamer to make this dish.


Ingredients for Steamed roasted brown rice flour with grated coconut ( puttu)
Ingredients for Steamed roasted brown rice flour with grated coconut ( puttu)

Method
Take one cup of white rice flour and set aside.

In a large bowl add the 2 cups of brown and two cups of white rice flour and 1 tsp salt and Mix well.


Mixed brown and white flour
Mixed brown and white flour



Add two cups of water and mix well with a long chopstick or something like it . It will not form a dough because the water is not sufficient. It will form into large crumbles. This is what we want.
Mixed with water
Mixed with water

mix water accordingly.You can always mix water in between the process. 

Put the flour in a food processor with the S blade.
Pulse a couple of times.
In the food processor
In the food processor

More water will make larger crumbles and less water will make smaller crumbles. If the water is less add water. If water is more add flour. You want the crumbles to resemble slightly bigger than couscous. That will be very tasty.

Add water or flour and pulse a few time until you get the desired consistency.

In the steamer spread some scrapped coconut.
Coconut sprinkled in a steamer
Coconut sprinkled in a steamer

 Add some of the puttu crumbles. Then add  shredded coconut 
Mix using a fork. Repeat the process till all flour is added.
Puttu with shredded  coconut
Puttu with shredded coconut

Heat the water in the steamer base until it is boiling. Now place the steamer on top and then the lid. Let the water boil for about 8 to 10 minutes or until you see steam coming out from the top. When steam comes out from the top it means the puttu is cooked.
You will get a nice smell. Remove the steamer.
Ready for steaming in a steamer
Ready for steaming in a steamer

The puttu can be served with some spicy meat curry, fried egg. If you are a vegetarian with spicy fried potato,soft fried brinjal or coconut sambol.


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