INGREDIENTS:
- Rice Flour (Puttu podi) - 2 cups
- Warm water - 3/4 cup
- Salt
- Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
- Roast Rice Flour (Puttu podi) in a pan on medium flame.
- Transfer it to a mixing bowl and allow it to cool.
- Mix little salt with water. The water should be a little salty when tasted.
- Slowly sprinkle water over the rice powder and mix using your hands.
- You should sprinkle water on the rice powder and start mixing it so as to make the powder wet.
- Keep on sprinkling water and continue mixing, till u can make lumps when you clasp but which can be easily crumbled.
- Mix till the right moisture content. The flour shouldnt be powdery.
- If you want, after the mixture has enough moisture, you can run it in a grinder for a few seconds so that there are no lumps.
- Puttu is made in a special vessel called Puttu Kutti which is placed on top of another vessel called Puttu Kudam.
- Add water to PuttuKudam, not more than half its capacity.
- Place a handful of grated coconut in the Puttukutty and then add the rice mixture till half, now add another handful of grated coconut.
- Continue adding rice mixture and top it with some coconut.
- Close the lid and place the PuttuKutti on the PuttuKuddam and steam the Puttu for about 10-12 minutes.
- Now Ari puttu is ready.
- Enjoy it with Mutta Curry or Kadala Curry or Fish Curry or Chicken curry or Bananas or Pappadam or simply with plain sugar and ghee.
