Ragi puttu is a popular South Indian dish made from finger millet flour, known as ragi flour. It is a nutritious and gluten-free dish that is commonly consumed for breakfast. Ragi, or finger millet, is a whole grain that is rich in protein & nutrients such as calcium, iron, and fiber, making it a healthy choice.
To prepare ragi puttu, the ragi flour is mixed with water and salt to form a crumbly texture. This mixture is then layered with grated coconut and steamed in a special puttu maker for a few minutes.
Healthy & steaming hot ragi puttu will be ready in a matter of minutes. This puttu can be enjoyed with chickpea curry or with chicken/mutton/beef or vegetarian curries.
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Ragi- Finger Millet Puttu | Healthy Gluten Free Kerala Recipe
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Author: Thasneen
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 3 Puttu
Ingredients
- Ragi- finger millet flour- 1½ cups
- Water- close to ½ cup
- Salt- ½ tsp
- Grated coconut- ½ cup
Instructions
- Ragi or finger millet flour for making puttu is available in Indian stores.
- To a bowl, add ragi flour & salt, combine well.
- Gradually add water, I've added close to ½ cup water & combine well.
- Our goal is to wet the flour, when we hold the wet flour inside the palm of our hand it should form a ball & when released it should be like crumbs, that's how the consistency of puttu flour should be.
- Don't add too much water & make into a dough consistency.
- I've used a puttu maker that can be kept on the pressure cooker whistle hole.
- Keep the disc that came with the puttu maker into the puttu maker.
- Spread 1 tbsp grated coconut on the disc.
- Using your hand add the wet ragi flour, and fill till the top of the puttu maker.
- Spread 1 tbsp grated coconut over the flour.
- Close with the lid.
- To a pressure cooker, add 2 cups water.
- Keep the ring on the lid.
- Close the pressure cooker with the lid.
- Don't keep the whistle on the whistle hole.
- Place the cooker over medium heat.
- Let steam release from the whistle hole.
- Place the puttu maker on the whistle hole, let steam cook for 4 to 5 minutes, till the steam releases from all the holes on the puttu maker lid.
- Take the puttu maker from the pressure cooker.
- Open the lid, gently flip the puttu maker on a plate.
- Steaming hot ragi puttu is ready to be enjoyed.
- Enjoy with your favorite curry.
- I enjoyed with chickpea curry.
