Puttu

Puttu is a very easy breakfast ofcourse well known to all kerala homes. Just sharing for others. Its a steamed rice flour dish. Puttu can be made from the white raw rice powder or the chemba rice powder. It is made in a long steamer which is called as puttu kudam in malayalam.
Below recipe will give about 2 to 2 1/2 tubes of puttu.

Puttu Powder - 2 cups (i used chemba one)
coconut grated - about 1 cup (use more or less as you prefer)
water - about 1/2 cup (a little more or less depending on the flour)
salt

Take puttu powder in a bowl, mix in salt.
Sprinkle water little by little and mix in.
At a point if you take some flour in hand and press, it will hold the shape.
In short the flour should be wet through, but should not go to dough form.
It will take a little practice to find the right amount of water.

Now in the bottom portion of the puttu kudam, fill 3/4 with water and bring it to boil.
In the top cylinder shape, put in the circle sieve first. Add about 2 spoons of coconut. Followed by wet flour, use gentle hands when filling it. half way through add some more coconut grated and then flour and finally coconut grated.
Close the lid.
Keep it on top of the bottom with boiling water.
Steam for 5 minutes. You will see steam coming out of hole on the top lid.
Take it and push it out with a long stick. I use the back of a wooden spatula.
Enjoy with kadala curry or which ever combination you prefer.