I have already given the recipe for the traditional Vella Puttu and the Kerala puttu with Kadala curry.
Now I am going to tell you how to make 2 varieties of Puttu very easily and quickly with store bought Puttu flour. And needless to say, these are perfect neivedhyams for Lord Shiva, especially on Shivarathri.
Normally I buy Nirapara or Doublehorse brands.
Heat oil in a pan, add all the above mentioned seasonings
Now I am going to tell you how to make 2 varieties of Puttu very easily and quickly with store bought Puttu flour. And needless to say, these are perfect neivedhyams for Lord Shiva, especially on Shivarathri.
Normally I buy Nirapara or Doublehorse brands.
Ingredients
Puttu powder - 2 cups, 1 each for each variety
Water - 2 cups
Salt a pinch
Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
For vella puttu
Jaggery - 1 cup + 2-3 tbsps ( if you need it sweeter)
Cardamom powder - 3/4 tsp
Ghee - 2-3 tsps
Few broken cashews
Fresh grated coconut - 2 tbsps
For savory puttu
Pulikachal - as required
Salt - as required
Peanuts - 1/8 cup
Curry leaves - few
Seasonings:
Cooking oil - 2 tbsps
Hing powder - 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Split urad dhal - 1 tsp
Channa dhal - 1 tsp
Broken red chillies - 1 or 2
Recipe cuisine: South Indian; Category: tiffin/evening tea/dinner/festival neivedhyam
Soaking time: 30 minutes; Cooking: 20-25 minutes (for both)
Serves 3-4
COMMON FOR BOTH
Measure and take the puttu powder, add a pinch of salt. We can either add turmeric powder now or later. I actually forgot, so I added later. Ideal thing would be to add now itself
Add measured water and leave aside for 30 minutes
It would have drunk all water and will be like this
Stir with a spoon or fluff with a fork, it will become grainy
The picture below shows the steamed puttu for 7-8 minutes
Add turmeric powder, and fluff the steamed puttu, and let it cool down.
In the meantime, make vella paagu/jaggery syrup. Add 1/2 cup water
Let it boil nicely
Right consistency is, it should form a soft ball
Switch off now
Divide the puttu into 2 containers. To one portion, add the jaggery syrup and cardamom powder
Roast the cashews in ghee and add
Mix well
In the same pan, the stickiness of ghee will still be there. Or add 1/2 tsp ghee, and slowly roast the coconut to golden color
Add that too
SAVORY PUTTU
Separately roast peanuts and curry leaves
To the steamed puttu, add required amount of pulikachal
Mix well, add the peanuts, curry leaves and seasonings
This post first appeared in www.malpatskitchen.com
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