Puttu and kadala curry are a popular breakfast dish in Kerala. A very healthy and wholesome combination. Puttu can be made with rice flour /wheat flour/ tapioca flour/ a mix of rice and ragi flour etc.
Chickpeas also known as Garbanzo beans or bengal gram must be a part of our daily diet. It is so nutritious that one cannot avoid it. It should be a part of the diet of diabetics and people with high blood pressure. It contains lots of potassium and many other essential minerals which is good for bone health and the heart. Selenium a mineral present in chickpeas prevent tumor growth.
Method:
Soak the chickpeas overnight.
Peel and chop the shallots coarsely. Pressure cook the soaked chickpea and shallots in 1 cup of water. Keep aside to cool.
Grind together coconut and all the other ingredients together.
Heat a pan. Add the oil, when it starts to boil add the chopped shallots, mustard seeds, dry red chilli pieces and curry leaves. When a good aroma arises, add the ground coconut mix and saute for a minute. Add the cooked chickpeas along with the water. Bring to a boil. Add salt to taste.
NOTE:If you are using coconut cream, add it towards the end. That is, after the whole thing coming to a boil, add the coconut cream, stir well and remove from the stove. No need to boil.
Serve hot with Puttu.
Ingredients:
Chick pea / Kadala ( black ) - 1cup
Coconut grated - 1/2 cup or 1/3 cup coconut cream
Shallots - 10
Turmeric - 1/4 teaspoon
Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander Powder - 1 teaspoon
Black pepper - 4
Cardamom - 1
Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
Cloves - 2
Fennel - 1/2 teaspoon
nut meg - a very small piece
Caraway seeds - 1 pinch ( optional )
Star Aniseed - 1 segment
Salt to taste
For seasoning:
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
shallots ( chopped ) - 2 - 3
Dry red chillies - 2 ( each broken into 2 or 3 pieces )
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Oil - 1 tablespoon
Method:
Take 2 cups of flour in a mixing bowl. Add salt and mix well. Sprinkle water on the flour little by little and make a granular mixture. Be careful not to add too much water.
Heat 1cup water in a small pressure cooker. Close the lid. Don't put the weight.OR you can use a Puttu -Maker for the purpose.
Take the Puttu mold, usually bamboo-shaped, place the small steel plate with holes inside it. This will allow the steam to enter the mold without blocking the main inlet. Now add 2 - 3 tablespoon of coconut into the mold and see that it is evenly spread out. Over this fill the flour granules up to half of the mold, again add 2 - 3 tablespoon grated coconut, then again fill the mold to the top with the flour granules. Close with the lid .
Place this on the steaming pressure cooker and steam cook for 5 - 7 minutes OR wait 2 minutes after you see steam coming out through the lid of the puttu mold. De-mold into a plate.
Repeat the process of filling the mould and steaming the puttu until the whole flour granules are used up.
Serve hot with kadala curry.
Ingredients for Puttu:
Whole wheat flour / Rice flour - 2 cups
Grated coconut - 1 cup
salt to taste
Water
