Puttu: A steamed rice flour and coconut dessert.
Puttu is a traditional Keralan breakfast dish: a steamed, layered cake made with rice flour, coconut, and water, served hot.
Puttu is the traditional breakfast dish of Kerala. It is made with coarsely ground rice flour, which is steamed in a cylindrical mold.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time15 min
- Resting5 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodSteaming
- Estimated cost$1.07 $0.27 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Ingredients
people
- $1.04
- $0.03
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- Gradually add the salt water to the flour, mixing by hand until you achieve a crumbly, slightly damp, but not soggy, texture. ≈ 4 min
- Let the moistened flour rest for a few minutes.
- In the steamer pot placed over boiling water, alternate layers of shredded coconut and moistened flour.
- Steam the puttu until it is cooked through, then serve it hot with curry or a banana.
The bill
Puttu: A steamed rice flour and coconut dessert.
- coarse rice flour (or wheat flour), depending on the need$1.04
- salt, as needed$0.03
Total$1.07
that's $0.27 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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