Puttu Kadala

Puttu and Kadala Curry

Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-20 mins
Total time- 30 mins

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

For Puttu :

1. Coarse rice flour-250 gm
2. Grated coconut-50 gm
3. Salt- as needed
4. Sugar- 1 pinch
5. Warm water- as needed

Method:

Step 1: Sprinkle warm water,salt and sugar on rice flour and mix it with hand very well. Keep it aside for 15 mins.

Step 2: Boil water in puttu maker and fill the wet flour inside. Steam it for 10 mins. After 10 mins, switch off the flame and take out the puttu from puttu maker and allow it to cool.

For Kadala Curry :

1. Soaked channa/ Black Bengal gram (for 6-7 hrs)- 100 gm
2. Coconut milk - 200 ml
3. Oil-3 Table spoon
4. Mustard- 1 Teaspoon
5. Dried Red chilies- 3 pieces
6. Onion chopped- 1 no.
7. Curry leaves- 10 no.
8. Chilly powder- 2 Teaspoon
9. Turmeric powder- 1 Teaspoon
10. Coriander powder- 3 Teaspoon
11. Garam masala- 1/2 Teaspoon
12. Tomato- 1 no.
13. Coriander leaves-3 no.
14. Salt- as needed

Method:

Step 1: Cook soaked channa with salt in pressure cooker till 3 whistles and keep it aside.

Step 2: Take a pan, warm oil in low flame, add mustard, dried red chilies, curry leaves and onion and fry it deeply until it becomes golden brown color.

Step 3:Then add chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and garam masala and mix it well. After a few  minutes, add chopped tomato.

Step 4: Then, add cooked channa, mix it well and allow it to boil for a minute. Finally add coconut milk and salt, boil it for a minute and sprinkle chopped coriander leaves. Switch off the flame.

Tips and warnings

• Don't forget to take out the puttu from puttu maker, other wise, it will not be soft to eat.
• You can try with grinded paste of coconut, it will give thick gravy curry.

Now, tasty puttu and kadala curry is ready for breakfast!