Puttu

Ingredients

·      Rosematta rice / Raw Rice (Pacharisi) - 1/4 kg

·      Ghee - 1 tbs

·      Grated coconut - 1/4 of one

·      Water - to sprinkle

·      Salt - a pinch

Preparation

·      Soak rice 2 hours.

·      Drain the water. Dry the wet rice in a cool place (Don’t expose in a direct sunlight) then grind it to coarse powder.

·      In a pan heat the rice powder for 3 minutes (Do not roast).

·      Keep the powder aside to cool.

·      Sprinkle water (Be careful in mixing water. The perfectcombination of water and rice powder gives the good result).

·      Add salt to taste.

·      In a Puttu Kutti (Puttu making vessel easily available in the market) loosely fill rice and coconut as layers.

·      Boil it for 10 minutes.

·      Mix ghee (Optional).

                                                                                       

               
                                                                                    Alberto Corrales