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Westbengal · Breakfast

Steamed Lentil Cake

Traditional 47. Steamed Lentil Cake recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 1 cup rice flour
• 1/2 cup moong dal flour
• 100g grated coconut
• 1/4 cup jaggery, grated
• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
• Pinch of salt
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tbsp ghee (for greasing)

👩‍🍳 How to make Steamed Lentil Cake

1. Mix dry ingredients (2 mins, room temp): Combine rice flour, moong dal flour, grated coconut, jaggery, cardamom, salt.
2. Add water gradually (2 mins, room temp): Add water slowly, mixing with hands. Dough should be moist, crumbly, not wet or sticky.
3. Grease mold (1 min, room temp): Grease steaming cylinder or mold with ghee.
4. Fill mold (1 min, low): Press dough mixture firmly into greased mold, filling to 3/4 full.
5. Steam (15 mins, boiling water): Place mold in steamer with boiling water. Cover tightly. Steam 12-15 mins until puttu is cooked through—test with skewer inserted in center; it should come out clean.
6. Cool briefly (2 mins, room temp): Remove from steamer, cool 1-2 mins before unmolding.
7. Unmold and serve (1 min, hot): Unmold onto plate, cut into pieces. Serve hot, often accompanied by coconut chutney or jaggery syrup.

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