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Ragi/ Fingermillet Flour Puttu Recipe
Ragi/ Fingermillet Flour Puttu Recipe
Last month when I was home I asked Amma to make Ragi/ fingermillet Puttu with kadala curry not like I am a big fan of puttu but because i was seriously craving for puttu. Something not the usual Tamil breakfasts like idly, dosa, poori, pongal types. And my craving for puttu was totally satisfied with this delicious combo. Although the white puttu beats the brown/ ragi one, I prefereed to have the ragi puttu for its health benefits. A perfect platter of puttu is filled with nutrition, protein, oil-free steam cooked for a healthy breakfast. Kerala puttus are incomplete without the dose of coconut but you can always skip it if your curry has coconut. Now lets move on to the recipe of kadala curry and ragi puttu.


Fingermillet Puttu Recipe/ How to make Ragi puttu at home
Fingermillet Puttu Recipe/ How to make Ragi puttu at home

KADALA CURRY FOR PUTTU | KERALA PUTTU KADALA CURRY RECIPE


Recipe  - Amma

Prep time - 15 mins
Cook time - 15 mins
Serves - 4 people
Serving suggestion - for puttu, appam, poori, dosa/idly

Ingredients


To dry roast & grind


Oil - 1 tsp (preferably coconut oil)

Dry red chillis - 4 no
Corriander seeds - 2 tsp
Shredded coconut - 1/4 cup
Ginger - 1 inch piece

To pressure cook 


Cooked  Brown Kondaikadalai/Kala channa  - 1/2 cup

Water - 1 cup

For the curry


Oil - 2 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 4-5 torn
Shallots - 10-12 chopped
Tomato - 1 large pureed
Salt - to taste

Method


1. In a pressure cooker add the channa, water and pressure cook for 10 minutes or 7 whistles (i like my channa to be soft yet firm). Switch off the flame and let the pressure gradually settle.

2. In a kadai heat oil and roast the ingredients one by one given under to grind - red chilli, coriander seeds, coconut for 2 minutes switch off. Let this cool completely.
3. Add this to a blender and make into a fine paste along with ginger.
4. In the same kadai heat oil, splutter the mustard seeds, add the curry leaves, now add in the chopped onions sauté until transparent. 
5. Add the puréed tomato and add in the salt cook for 3 minutes until the raw smell goes away. Now add in the puréed masala let it  cook in medium flame for 2 minutes until thick.
6. Add the channa along with the water and let this boil and cook for 4-5 minutes.
7. Switch off, serve warm along with puttu.


COOKS WISDOM


TIP 1


1. I love my channa to be well cooked, hence I cook them for 7 whistles you can reduce it to 4-5 whistles if you love them to be a bit firm. Skip salt while pressure cooking channa this speeds thee cooking time. And I soak the channa for overnight (Approx 12-15 hrs). 


TIP 2


2. You could thicken the curry by adding more coconut, since there is coconut in the puttu I reduced the quantity.


TIP 3


3. Shallots/small onions add loads of flavour to this curry so don't skip them.


TIP 4


4. Amma made this into a mild curry, if you want it more hot and spicy add spices like red chilli powder and coriander powder.



Ragi Puttu Kerala Recipe
Ragi Puttu Kerala Recipe
KERALA RAGI PUTTU | KERALA BREAKFAST RECIPE

Recipe - Amma
Serves - 4 generously
Prep time - 20 mins
Cook time - 10 mins
Serving suggestion - Along with banana/ sugar, kadala curry

Ingredients

Ragi/ fingermillet flour - 2 cups
Shredded coconut - 4 heaped tbsp
Water - 1/2 cup
Salt - as required

Method

Puttu maker | Ragi flour mix ready to be layered in puttu maker
Puttu maker | Ragi flour mix ready to be layered in puttu maker

1. In a bowl add the ragi flour and salt mix well until the salt in evenly distributed.
2. Sprinkle water little by little and mix into the flour making sure you rab theflour between your palms using single hand/ both hands. The more evenly the water is spread the softer the puttu will be.
3. Repeat this second step until the flour is moist and not wet, it took me 3-4 times of sprinkling of water. This requires patience and practice. Do not make this mixture damp or wet and make sure there is no lumps in the mixture.
4. To check if the consistency has reached, take a ball of the flour and try to press between your palm and fingers the ball of flour must hold firm without breaking.
5. Once this stage has reached cover the flour mixture for 10 minutes with a plate.
6. Prepare the puttu maker by adding water to the base vessel and add shredded coconut into the tube like vessel and layer with the ragi flour mix. 
7. Alternate the coconut and the ragi flour until all the flour and coconut is used up.
8. Cover the lid and let it cook for 8-10 minutes.
9. Once done slide the fresh hot puttus using a spoon from one end such that the puttus fall out from the other. 
10. Serve along with kadala curry/ banana/ sugar/ jaggery.


COOKS WISDOM

TIP 1

1. Make sure you mis the water into the ragi flour in batches and do not pour the water to the flour. Sprinkling and even mixing results in soft puttu. The puttu flour should never be too wet but slightly damp and when held within the palms it must stay firm.

TIP 2

2. Greasing the puttu mold is not necessary. In case you do not have puttu maker then you can line the idly plate with putt mix and steam cook for 10 minutes with out with using a cloth lining in the idly plates.

TIP 3

3. The same recipe can be used to make white puttu just skip the ragi flour to rice flour. Using idiyappam flour works best.

TIP 4

4. Take care while unmolding the puttu maker and directly plating them in the serving platter.
Puttu is great while enjoying them warm.


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6 comments:

  1. healthy combo.. I got this recipe from my friend still haven't tried at home..

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  2. Would love to start my day with this healthy dish.

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  3. I don't know what is puttu and also puttu maker is available in the market!!!
    This is so new to me and I guess it needs lots of patience to make such a wonderful dish.

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  4. looks very healthy puttu with ragi,yummy combo with kadala curry :)

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  5. Ragi puttu is my favorite, this kerala style puttu and kadala curry is perfect for a wholesome breakfast! Beautiful props and neat presentation da...love it!

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