Nenthrapazham Puttu ~ Plantain Steamed Rice Cakes: Guest Post for Halal Home Cooking
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 2 cups puttu flour
- 1 large ripe plantain chopped into small pieces
- Grated coconut as needed
Instructions
- Put the puttu flour into a flat bowl. Sprinkle warm water and rub into it till it resembles bread crumbs.
- In a pressure cooker, pour enough water and allow to boil. Remove off the weight of the lid and close the pressure cooker.
- Layer in the small puttu maker – first little grated coconut, a thin layer of puttu flour, then a few slices of ripe plantains, and then complete it with the puttu powder.
- Close the lid and hook it on the weight holder.
- Allow to cook on high flame till vapor passes through and appears at the top. Keep the flame on minimal and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Take off the maker and slowly flip onto a plate. It will fall off in its shape.
- Enjoy warm with a dash of sugar and a hot cup of chai!
Notes
• Do not add too much water to the flour, just sprinkling should do. You need just enough water to make the flour moist.
• While using your normal puttu steamer (the long one), layer the same way: coconut, little flour, plantain, more flour and repeat. The idea is that the coconut will allow steam to pass by so if we layer the plantains at the bottom, steam wouldn’t pass and the puttu will not get cooked.
• While using your normal puttu steamer (the long one), layer the same way: coconut, little flour, plantain, more flour and repeat. The idea is that the coconut will allow steam to pass by so if we layer the plantains at the bottom, steam wouldn’t pass and the puttu will not get cooked.