Just for Foodies!!: Puttu flour @ home

Ingredients For the Puttu Flour

Raw Rice / Pachari - 2 cups (Or as required)
Water - To soak the rice

Method

Wash the rice and soak it in water, minimum for 4 hours.
Wash the rice again and drain the water completely. Spread it on a cloth and allow it to dry for about 30 minutes.
When the rice is still little wet, add it to a blender and make it to a slightly coarse powder.
Fry this powder in a medium heat until it reaches a sandy consistency. It will take 10 - 15 minutes, depending on the quantity of your flour.
Now your puttu flour is ready. Store it in an air tight container and use when required.

I stay in a place where ready puttu flour is not available in the market. So I usually prepare this at home and store it. I dont have a puttu steamer. So I make it using my idly steamer. It tastes equally good.

How to Proceed?

Take the flour in a bowl. Add salt (I added sugar also. Its completely optional). Add water, lilltle by little and mix well with your finger tips, breaking the lumps.
Take a handful of this flour and press between your fists. It should hold its shape. When you try to press it a little harder, it should become like a crumble. Not too dry and not too wet. Also, make sure there should not be any lumps.
Keep it aside for 20 minutes.
Start layering the idli mold by adding grated coconut in the bottom, then the puttu flour and again the grated coconut.
Repeat the same for the entire mixture.
Stake them in a steamer and steam for about 15 to 20 minutes. You will get a nice aroma when it is done.
Remove from heat and scoop out the steamed puttus and serve.
Serve it with sugar and banana or kerala kadala curry or green moong dal gravy.