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Kerala · Lunch

Vella Puttu

Traditional 38. Vella Puttu recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 2 cups roasted rice flour
• 1 cup grated jaggery
• 1/2 cup grated fresh coconut
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp ghee
• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder

👩‍🍳 How to make Vella Puttu

1. Prepare filling (2 mins, no heat): Mix grated jaggery with 1/4 cup grated coconut and cardamom powder. Keep aside.
2. Mix dough (2 mins, no heat): Mix rice flour, remaining coconut, salt, 1.5 tbsp ghee, 3-4 tbsp water. Knead to smooth, firm dough.
3. Oil mold (1 min, no heat): Oil cylindrical puttu mold. Layer dough and jaggery filling alternately, pressing gently. Start and end with dough.
4. Steam (8-10 mins, medium-high heat): Place mold vertically in steamer. Steam covered until cooked. Visual: mold hot to touch, steam stops coming out.
5. Release (2 mins, no heat): Push puttu out using plunger onto plate. Serve warm.

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