Kuzha Puttu

Ingredients:

2 cups Rice flour

1tbsp Chana dal

1 1/2 cups Coconut (grated)

1/2 cup Water

Salt

Also required:

Puttu maker

Pressure cooker

How to:

• Heat a skillet and dry roast the rice flour at medium heat for few mins.
• In a bowl mix the roasted flour and salt together. Also mix 3/4 cup of grated coconut to the flour.

• Sprinkle water over the flour mixture and mix well. Now, try holding in your fist and make sure it doesn't break off.(perfect mixture)

• Mean while, microwave the chana dal for 3 mins with enough water.
• Drain the water, mix it up with the flour mixture and let it rest for 20 mins with lid closed.

• Now, fill a single layer coconut at the bottom of the puttu maker, followed by a fistful of flour mixture. Repeat this alternatively with the top layer as coconut and close the lid.

• Heat water in a pressure cooker and when it starts steaming, place the puttu maker in the place of the whistle.

• Cook until steam comes out of the puttu maker. This should take around 4-5 mins.
• Remove the puttu maker from the cooker, open the lid and push it out from the bottom with a stick.

Serve hot with kadalai curry or banana and sugar.