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Kerala · Lunch

Chikhalwali Puttu

Traditional 103. Chikhalwali Puttu recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 1.5 cups rice flour
• 1/2 cup grated jaggery
• 1/4 cup grated fresh coconut
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
• 3-4 cashew pieces
• 2-3 raisins

👩‍🍳 How to make Chikhalwali Puttu

1. Prepare filling (1 min, no heat): Mix jaggery with 1/4 cup coconut and cardamom powder.
2. Mix dough (2 mins, no heat): Mix rice flour, remaining coconut, salt, 1.5 tbsp oil, 1/4 cup water to form soft dough.
3. Fry nuts (1 min, high heat): Fry cashews in oil until golden. Fry raisins. Remove.
4. Layer in mold (2 mins, no heat): Oil puttu mold. Layer dough, jaggery filling, nuts alternately.
5. Steam (8 mins, medium-high heat): Steam covered until cooked and skewer comes out clean. Visual: mold hot, steam stops.
6. Remove (1 min, no heat): Push out onto plate.

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