Saturday, December 8, 2012

Puttu kadalai curry


Ingredients(for the puttu)
  • Puttu flour or rice flour - 1 cup
  • a pinch of cumin seeds
  • lightly salted water
  • Sugar to taste
  • Coconut - 1/4 - 1/2 cup

Method
  • Sprinkle the cumin seeds & the salted water to the puttu flour & mix well.
  • Tips for the consistency - I should look crumbled.If u press it tightly, it must be able to hold it shape.When you mix it back it should fall loosely like a sand.
  • Now fill the puttu maker with one layer of puttu flour & the next layer with coconut. Again third layer with puttu flour & fouth with coconut. 
  • Steam the puttu till it is done.
Tips for the recipe - You can make puttu with either rice flour or puttu flour.Puttu flour taste much better than rice flour.
Puttu flour - (soak raw rice for 1 hr & pat dry it on wet cloth till all the water is absorbed. Then powder it immediately when there is some moisture.)

Kadalai Curry(group I)
  • Boiled black chickpeas - 1-11/2 cup
  • Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tbsp
  • Mustard - 1/4 tsp
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Green chillies - 3
  • Chilli powder - 1/2tsp
  • Onions - 1 
  • Tomato - 1 big
  • Sliced coconut
  • Oil as required
  • Salt to taste

Dry roast & powder(group II)
  • Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
  • Fennel seeds- 1 tsp
  • Cloves - 2
  • Cinnamon- 1 inch
Method
  • Roast & powder the group II ingredients & keep it aside.
  • Heat the pan on medium flame with some oil. Splutter some mustard & add ginger garlic paste to it. Fry till the oil seperates.
  • Now add curry leaves, chillies & onions. Fry till onions turn medium brown color.
  • Add tomatoes, salt & chilly powder. Fry till it becomes mashy.
  • Pour some water & allow to boil for 10 minutes.
  • Now add sliced coconut & the masala powder. Allow to boil for another 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat & serve it with hot puttu.

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