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.