CORN PUTTU

INGREDIENTS:

For Puttu

• 2 cups yellow corn flour/corn meal
• 1 cup grated coconut
• Salt, as required

For Kadala Curry

• 250gm brown chick peas
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder 
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• Salt, as required

Grind together

• 1 cup freshly grated coconut 
• 3 tbsp coriander seeds
• 4 red chillies 
• 1 onion, chopped

METHOD:

To make Puttu

• In a bowl mix yellow corn flour and salt
• Sprinkle a little water and mix well without any lumps
• Keep sprinkling water a little at a time and mix well. Repeat until you get the right consistency
• The flour should be wet enough for steaming. It should not become watery. The right consistency should be you could make a ball with the flour and it could still break off into flour
• Fill the puttu vessel (cylindrical) with water (the quantity should be from ½ to ¾ of puttu vessel)
• Close with the lid and heat it
• Once the flour mixture is ready, fill the puttu maker with a layer of coconut and then the flour mixture
• Repeat the coconut layer and corn mixture until you fill the puttu maker
• Now the puttu vessel is ready with the flour and coconut layered alternatively
• Once the water in the puttu vessel starts boiling, fit the puttu kuzhal and heat it until the steam escapes off the puttu maker
• Continue heating for 5-10 minutes and remove from heat
• Serve with hot kadala curry

To make Kadala Curry

• Wash and soak brown kadala (chick peas) overnight
• Pressure cook adding enough water, red chilli powder and turmeric powder
• Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and fry coriander seeds, red chillies, onion, grated coconut and cumin seeds. Grind to a fine paste
• Heat one tsp oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds
• When it splutters, add finely chopped onion and fry till they turn soft
• Add ground masala and kadala along with salt, and cook till gravy thickens
• Garnish with curry leaves and serve with puttu
  
  THIS RECIPE IS ALSO PUBLISHED IN  http://food.manoramaonline.com/food/readers-recipe/corn-puttu-and-kadala-curry-chiratta-puttu-steamed-rice-cake-kerala-recipes.html