Rava Puttu Recipe

Puttu is a traditional and healthy steamed breakfast recipe in Kerala. It is prepared with rice flour, red rice flour, wheat flour and ragi. Puttu with semolina is not a usual recipe but tastes great as like all other puttu recipes. It is bit sticky and can be prepared easily in idli cooker, steamer or puttu maker. I have learnt this recipe from my mother and she makes it often at home for breakfast. Course : Dinner Ingridients : 1 cup Sooji (Semolina/ Rava) 1/2 cup Fresh coconut , grated 4 tablespoons Sugar 1 cup Water Salt , a pinch 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi) Mixed nuts , as required Instructions To begin making the Rava Puttu recipe, dry roast rava in medium flame until it slightly changes colour.Once done, put rava in a mixing bowl. Add salt and sprinkle water little by little. Mix well to get crumble like consistency. Take grated coconut and sugar in a bowl and mix. Add it to the bottom of puttu maker to form a coconut layer.Add the rava mixture to form a layer on top of coconut layer. Place the puttu maker in top of steamer and steam for 10 minutes.Once done, add the steamed puttu to a bowl, add some more coconut, sugar, cardamom powder, nuts and mix well. Serve it warm and enjoy.Serve Rava Puttu along with Kerala Chicken Curry for a weekday meal.