Wheat Puttu

Wheat Puttu:

     Puttu is a healthy breakfast. This wheat puttu is easy to make. Since all will have this wheat flour. Most of us would think what to prepare for breakfast. This puttu is easy to make and can be done in less time. Also don't worry if you don't own puttu maker and all. You can steam it and serve .This steaming method is our old procedure since my mum use to do by this way only. In this post I will explain how to make this puttu by puttu maker and also by simple steaming method.

Ingredients:

1. Wheat flour - 2 cups
2. Grated coconut - 1 (full coconut)
3. Salt - as required
4. Ghee - 1 tsp

Method:

• Take a pan and add 2 cups of wheat flour , roast the wheat flour in low flame till a nice aroma comes out. then switch off the stove and transfer the flour to a wide pan and allow it to cool.
  
• Boil 500 ml of water.
• Add Ghee and salt to the flour and mix well.
  
• Sprinkle water with your hands and mix with all the flour. Repeat this procedure till all the flour gets wet.( It is important to add the water little by little and that to sprinkle , don't pour the water.)
• To check the correct consistency for puttu make balls with the wet flour it should not break but should be wet.
• Add water to the bottom of the puttu maker and allow it to boil, meanwhile fill the maker with one spoon of grated coconut then with 2 handful of wet flour  again with grated coconut one spoon then fill with flour and cover the top of the flour again with the grated coconut. Cover with the lid and place it above the vessel with boiling water.
  
• When steam comes out from the top of the puttu maker through the holes take it out and push the puttu from the maker from the bottom.
• You can serve this puttu with sugar, green gram sundal, Pappads and banana.
  
  
  

For steaming by simple method:

• Take a vessel and pour water to it cover the top of the vessel using a cloth tied at one end.
• Then put the flour and cover it with the grated coconut and place the lid.
• Take out after you feel the aroma from the flour.