PUTTU

Instructions

1. 1

   Boil the water and pour into a pan, add salt and cool for a minute.

2. 2

   Place the rice flour in a large bowl and add the hot water a little at a time and mix the flour.

3. 3

   Use a pastry mixer or a food processor to mix the flour.

4. 4

   Puttu mix should look like pastry crumbs with little balls.

5. 5

   Place the metal plate with holes in the puttu mold and fill the mold with shredded coconut and puttu crumbs alternatively.

6. 6

   Fill the water in the steamer pot and bring it to a boil.

7. 7

   Place the filled mold on top of the steamer pot (see photo).

8. 8

   Steam for three to four minutes until the steam comes through the top of the lid.

9. 9

   If you do not have a puttu steamer, steam in a regular steamer set or in a rice cooker with one cup of water and steaming plate.

10. 10

    Puttu can be steamed in the microwave in a dish with shredded coconut.

11. 11

    Cook on high for five to six minutes.

12. 12

    Roasted rice flour or steamed wheat flour is available in Sri Lankan stores.