Arisi mavu Puttu / Rice Puttu

Rice Puttu is a very famous and traditional sweet dish prepared out of  Rice flour in south india especially in the states of kerala and tamil nadu. There are many varietes of puttu and its preparation is also different from place to place. This method of puttu preparation doesnt require any special vessel and is very easy to prepare. Try this for morning breakfast or evening snack. Pack it for your kids tiffin for its very healthy.

INGREDIENTS

 Rice flour- 250g

Sugar – 150 g

Grated coconut- 1 cup

Salt  - ½ teaspoon

Water- 50ml

Method

                                       Seive rice flour  and take it in a wide mouth vessel.

 Add salt  to the flour , only sprinkle water (dont pour it ) and mix it evenly such that it retains as separate individual granules and not like a chapati dough.

 

 

  Seive it again. Rice flour will be damp so use your hands to break down the lumps and seive it again.

 

     Take cooker or a wide vessel and pour ½ to 1 glass of water.

 

 

  Place a ring and then keep any porous plate or even idli plate.

 

 

 Now take a pure white cotton or muslin cloth, wet and squeeze the excess water.

 

 

    Transfer the prepared rice flour into the cloth , bundle it and place it on the plate.

    Cover the vessel and steam cook for 10 to 15 mins.  If using a cooker do not keep whistle.

 

 

  Unbundle the cloth and transfer the steamed puttu in a vessel and add the raw grated coconut and sugar and give it a stir.

 

 

   Serve hot. Add nuts if required.